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Natural hazards · Warren

Warren, RI natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Warren comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is very low for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 99 claims here since 1978. 7 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

How exposed is Warren?

15
Very low
vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Warren to be higher than in 15% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and coastal flooding.

Inland flooding53%Coastal flooding17%Hurricanes12%Lightning5%Earthquakes5%Everything else7%
By hazard

What Warren faces

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

Inland flooding

53% of expected damage
Well below average · higher than 15% of U.S. places
Recorded about once a year in the area

Coastal flooding

17% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 98% of U.S. places

Hurricanes

12% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 80% of U.S. places
Recorded about once every 5 years in the area

Lightning

5% of expected damage
Below average · higher than 42% of U.S. places

Earthquakes

5% of expected damage
Above average · higher than 50% of U.S. places

Lower here

TornadoesHailIce stormsWinter weatherCold wavesHeat wavesWildfireLandslidesStrong windDrought

Not a risk here

AvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic 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 Warren flood?

Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Warren, from FEMA’s records.

99paid claims since 1978
$1.6Mpaid to owners
10homes flooded more than once
19782026

Biggest named events

  • March 2010 Nor'easter: 31 claims, $260K
  • Hurricane Bob: 11 claims, $53K
  • Hurricane Sandy: 8 claims, $255K

Homes that flooded again and again

■ FEMA “severe repetitive loss” (3) ■ flooded 2+ times

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

7 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into WarrenDeclared for Bristol County only
2022

Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm

$51K to the Town of Warren for repairs
2015

Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm

$41K to the Town of Warren for repairs
2013

Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm

$57K to the Town of Warren for repairs
2012

Hurricane Sandy

$59K to the Town of Warren for repairs
2011

Tropical Storm Irene

$71K to the Town of Warren for repairs
2010

Severe Storms and Flooding

253 households applied for aid $234K aid approved $145K to the Town of Warren for repairs
2005

Record Snow

$31K to the Town of Warren for repairs
Bristol County has had 16 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often hurricanes and winter storms.
Around Warren

Warren and the towns around it

Bristol: Very low, mostly inland floodingBarrington: Low, mostly inland floodingSwansea: Very low, mostly inland floodingPortsmouth: Very low, mostly inland floodingTiverton: Very low, mostly inland floodingWarwick: Low, mostly inland floodingEast Providence: Very low, mostly inland floodingSomerset: Very low, mostly inland floodingDighton: Low, mostly inland floodingRehoboth: Low, mostly inland floodingSeekonk: Very low, mostly inland floodingWarren: Very low, mostly inland flooding WarrenBristolBarringtonSwansea
Very lowLowModerateHighVery high
Barringtonmostly inland floodingLow
Warrenmostly inland floodingVery low
Swanseamostly inland floodingVery low
Bristolmostly inland floodingVery low
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. Warren covers 3 census tracts, combined by population.
Money that reached townFlood claims are matched to Warren’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the Town of Warren. FEMA’s model follows property values, so a place that recently lost many homes can rate lower than it feels.

FEMA’s expected losses across Warren total about $2.1M 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.

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