Lebanon, TN natural hazards
Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Lebanon comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is moderate for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 147 claims here since 1979. 7 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.
FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 · OpenFEMA claims, aid & declarationsHow exposed is Lebanon?
FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Lebanon to be higher than in 50% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and earthquakes.
What Lebanon faces
Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how that compares with the rest of the country.
Inland flooding
Earthquakes
Cold waves
Tornadoes
Lower here
Not a risk here
Does Lebanon flood?
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Lebanon, from FEMA’s records.
Biggest named events
- Late spring storms: 56 claims, $1.5M
Homes that flooded again and again
■ FEMA “severe repetitive loss” (0) ■ flooded 2+ times
are insured
are insured
7 federal disasters brought FEMA money here
Disasters the President declared that paid out in Lebanon itself: aid to households, or repair grants to the City of Lebanon.
Severe Winter Storm
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding
Severe Storms, Flooding, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding
Lebanon and the towns around it
How to read this page
FEMA’s expected losses across Lebanon total about $8.4M 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.