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Arena, WI natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Arena comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is high for a U.S. community. 5 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

Expected damage

How exposed is Arena?

High

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Arena to be higher than in 66% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding.

Inland flooding62%Cold waves11%Tornadoes11%Hail8%Everything else8%

By hazard

What Arena faces

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

Inland flooding

62% of expected damage

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

Recorded about once a year in the area

Cold waves

11% of expected damage

Below average · higher than 44% of U.S. places

Recorded about 6 times a year in the area

Tornadoes

11% of expected damage

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

Recorded about once every 8 years in the area

Hail

8% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 93% of U.S. places

Recorded about 3 times a year in the area

Lower here

HurricanesIce stormsWinter weatherHeat wavesWildfireEarthquakesLandslidesStrong 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 Arena flood?

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

of homes in flood zones
are insured

of all homes
are insured

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

Insurance rates: Iowa County.

Disasters that hit Arena

5 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into ArenaDeclared for Iowa County only

2013

Severe Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides

$5K to the Village of Arena for repairs

2011

Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm

$5K to the Village of Arena for repairs

2008

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding

81 households applied for aid $145K aid approved $97K to the Village of Arena for repairs

2007

Severe Storms and Flooding

3 households applied for aid $429 aid approved

2004

Severe Storms and Flooding

1 household applied for aid

Iowa County has had 15 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. Arena 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 Arena’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the Village of Arena. 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.

Arena, WI natural hazards

How exposed is Arena?

What Arena faces

Inland flooding

Cold waves

Tornadoes

Hail

Lower here

Not a risk here

Does Arena flood?

5 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

Severe Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides

Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding

Severe Storms and Flooding

Severe Storms and Flooding

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