Natural hazards · Monroe
Monroe, PA natural hazards
Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Monroe comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is moderate for a U.S. community.
FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 · OpenFEMA claims, aid & declarationsExpected damage
How exposed is Monroe?
Moderate
vs. U.S. communitiesFEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Monroe to be higher than in 53% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding.
Inland flooding73%Hurricanes11%Everything else16%
By hazard
What Monroe faces
Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how that compares with the rest of the country.
Inland flooding
73% of expected damage
Above average · higher than 73% of U.S. places
Recorded about once a year in the area
Hurricanes
11% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 82% of U.S. places
Recorded about once every 16 years in the area
Lower here
TornadoesHailIce stormsWinter weatherCold wavesHeat wavesWildfireEarthquakesLandslidesStrong windLightning
Not a risk here
Coastal floodingDroughtAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic activity
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 Monroe flood?
FEMA's records show no paid flood insurance claims in Monroe.
of homes in flood zones
are insured
are insured
of all homes
are insured
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No community discount. Monroe isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Juniata County.
Disasters that hit Monroe
Federal disasters declared here
None of the disasters declared for Juniata County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Monroe itself in FEMA’s records.
Brought FEMA money into MonroeDeclared for Juniata County only
Juniata County has had 16 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often floods and winter storms.
Around Monroe