Seaside, OR natural hazards
Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Seaside comes from tsunamis, and overall the risk is very high for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 18 claims here since 1990. 2 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.
FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 · OpenFEMA claims, aid & declarationsHow exposed is Seaside?
FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Seaside to be higher than in 95% of U.S. communities, mostly from tsunamis.
What Seaside faces
Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how that compares with the rest of the country.
Tsunamis
Lower here
Not a risk here
Does Seaside flood?
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Seaside, from FEMA’s records.
Biggest named events
- Winter storm: 1 claim, $9K
Homes that flooded again and again
■ FEMA “severe repetitive loss” (0) ■ flooded 2+ times
are insured
are insured
What’s been done with FEMA grants
2 federal disasters brought FEMA money here
Disasters the President declared that paid out in Seaside itself: aid to households, or repair grants to the City of Seaside.
Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides
Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides
How to read this page
FEMA’s expected losses across Seaside total about $67.0M 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.