Madras, OR natural hazards
Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Madras comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is moderate for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 3 claims here since 1979. 2 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.
FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 · OpenFEMA claims, aid & declarationsHow exposed is Madras?
FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Madras to be higher than in 59% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding.
What Madras faces
Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how that compares with the rest of the country.
Inland flooding
Wildfire
Earthquakes
Cold waves
Lightning
Lower here
Not a risk here
Does Madras flood?
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Madras, from FEMA’s records.
are insured
What’s been done with FEMA grants
2 federal disasters brought FEMA money here
Disasters the President declared that paid out in Madras itself: aid to households, or repair grants to the City of Madras.
Wildfires and Straight-Line Winds
Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides
How to read this page
FEMA’s expected losses across Madras total about $2.0M a year, counting buildings, people and crops.
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.