Natural hazards · Burlison

Burlison, TN natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Burlison comes from earthquakes, and overall the risk is high for a U.S. community. 6 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

Expected damage

How exposed is Burlison?

High

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Burlison to be higher than in 63% of U.S. communities, mostly from earthquakes and tornadoes.

Earthquakes44%Tornadoes20%Inland flooding12%Cold waves11%Heat waves7%Everything else6%

By hazard

What Burlison faces

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

Earthquakes

44% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 89% of U.S. places

Tornadoes

20% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 81% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 27 years in the area

Inland flooding

12% of expected damage

Well below average · higher than 23% of U.S. places

Recorded about 2 times a year in the area

Cold waves

11% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 90% of U.S. places

Recorded about 2 times a year in the area

Heat waves

7% of expected damage

Above average · higher than 67% of U.S. places

Recorded about 19 times a year in the area

Lower here

HurricanesHailIce stormsWinter weatherWildfireLandslidesStrong windLightningDrought

Not a risk here

Coastal floodingAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic 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 Burlison flood?

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

of homes in flood zones
are insured

of all homes
are insured

No community discount. Burlison isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.

Insurance rates: Tipton County.

Disasters that hit Burlison

6 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into BurlisonDeclared for Tipton County only

2023

Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes

5 households applied for aid $600 aid approved

2011

Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding

3 households applied for aid $4K aid approved

2010

Severe Storms, Flooding, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes

19 households applied for aid $104K aid approved

2008

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding

1 household applied for aid

2003

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding

1 household applied for aid $349 aid approved

2002

Severe Storms and Tornados

54 households applied for aid $178K aid approved $5K to the Town of Burlison for repairs

Tipton County has had 20 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. Burlison 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 Burlison’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the Town of Burlison. 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.