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Natural hazards · Carlton

Carlton, OR natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Carlton comes from earthquakes, and overall the risk is high for a U.S. community. 5 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 · OpenFEMA claims, aid & declarations
Expected damage

How exposed is Carlton?

61
High
vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Carlton to be higher than in 61% of U.S. communities, mostly from earthquakes and inland flooding.

Earthquakes50%Inland flooding42%Heat waves5%Everything else4%
By hazard

What Carlton faces

Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how that compares with the rest of the country.

Earthquakes

50% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 88% of U.S. places

Inland flooding

42% of expected damage
Above average · higher than 51% of U.S. places
Recorded about once every 5 years in the area

Heat waves

5% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 80% of U.S. places
Recorded about 6 times a year in the area

Lower here

TornadoesHailIce stormsWinter weatherCold wavesWildfireLandslidesStrong windLightningAvalanchesVolcanic activity

Not a risk here

Coastal floodingHurricanesDroughtTsunamis
Flood risk changes street by street. Check a specific address on FEMA’s flood map, and ask about flood insurance before you buy.
Flood insurance claims

Does Carlton flood?

FEMA's records show no paid flood insurance claims in Carlton.

of homes in flood zones
are insured
of all homes
are insured
No community discount. Carlton isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Yamhill County.
Disasters that hit Carlton

5 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

Disasters the President declared that paid out in Carlton itself: aid to households, or repair grants to the City of Carlton.

Brought FEMA money into CarltonDeclared for Yamhill County only
2021

Severe Winter Storm

$40K to the City of Carlton for repairs
2015

Severe Winter Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides

$48K to the City of Carlton for repairs
2007

Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides

2 households applied for aid $7K to the City of Carlton for repairs
2006

Severe Winter Storm and Flooding

$4K to the City of Carlton for repairs
2005

Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides

$10K to the City of Carlton for repairs
Yamhill County has had 17 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often severe storms and floods.
About these numbers

How to read this page

An average, not a forecastFEMA’s National Risk Index estimates the damage 18 kinds of natural hazards cause in a typical year, from decades of records and models. A quiet decade can follow a bad year.
Compared by rate“Higher than N%” compares yearly damage as a share of what’s here, so a big city isn’t rated riskier just for having more buildings. Carlton is smaller than a census tract, so it shares the figures of the tract around its center.
Money that reached townFlood claims are matched to Carlton’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the City of Carlton. FEMA’s model follows property values, so a place that recently lost many homes can rate lower than it feels.

Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025); OpenFEMA: NFIP redacted claims, multiple-loss properties, community status book and residential penetration rates, housing assistance (owners and renters), public assistance funded projects, hazard mitigation properties and disaster declarations. Census tracts: U.S. Census Bureau.

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