Portland, TN natural hazards
Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Portland comes from tornadoes, and overall the risk is very low for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 12 claims here since 1978. 9 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.
FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 · OpenFEMA claims, aid & declarationsHow exposed is Portland?
FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Portland to be higher than in 15% of U.S. communities, mostly from tornadoes and earthquakes.
What Portland faces
Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how that compares with the rest of the country.
Tornadoes
Earthquakes
Inland flooding
Cold waves
Strong wind
Lower here
Not a risk here
Does Portland flood?
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Portland, from FEMA’s records.
Biggest named events
- Late spring storms: 1 claim, $17K
Homes that flooded again and again
■ FEMA “severe repetitive loss” (0) ■ flooded 2+ times
are insured
are insured
9 federal disasters brought FEMA money here
Disasters the President declared that paid out in Portland itself: aid to households, or repair grants to the City of Portland.
Severe Winter Storm
Severe Storms and Tornadoes
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornado
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes
Severe Storms, Flooding, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding
Severe Storms and Tornadoes
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding
Severe Storms and Tornados
How to read this page
FEMA’s expected losses across Portland total about $1.9M 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.