Enter any address in Glades County, Florida to see its FEMA flood zone
Flooding from tropical systems and heavy rainfall are the primary flood concerns in Glades County. Recent events include Hurricane Milton in October 2024, which made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane, and Tropical Storm Debby in August 2024, which passed southwest of Tampa as a hurricane. Over the past 30 years, Glades County has experienced 11 flood events, 8 tropical storms, 4 tropical depressions, 4 hurricanes, and 4 flash flood events.
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) data shows that Zone A properties have experienced the most claims, with an average payout of $7,528 and an average water depth of 0.9 feet. Properties in Zone X_UNSHADED have seen fewer claims but higher average payouts ($13,226) and water depths (3.0 feet). Homeowners in Zone A, particularly those without a Base Flood Elevation (BFE), and those in Zone X_UNSHADED should pay close attention to flood risk.
Summary generated from NOAA storm narratives and NFIP claim data for this county. Not predictive.
15 NOAA storm reports from this county describe what happened, in the words of the meteorologists who were there.
Glades County, Florida has recorded 31 flood-related events since 1996 according to NOAA's Storm Events Database, including 4 flash floods and 11 river or area floods. The county has received 37 federal disaster declarations. Enter any address above to check its FEMA flood zone designation.
FEMA Disaster Declarations (1965–2024)
Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries.
| Declaration | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Hurricane Milton | Hurricane | Oct 5, 2024 |
| Hurricane Debby | Tropical Storm | Aug 1, 2024 |
| Tropical Storm Debby | Tropical Storm | Aug 1, 2024 |
| Hurricane Nicole | Hurricane | Nov 7, 2022 |
| Tropical Storm Nicole | Tropical Storm | Nov 7, 2022 |
| Hurricane Ian | Hurricane | Sep 23, 2022 |
| Tropical Storm Ian | Hurricane | Sep 23, 2022 |
| Covid-19 | Biological | Jan 20, 2020 |
| Covid-19 Pandemic | Biological | Jan 20, 2020 |
| Hurricane Dorian | Hurricane | Aug 28, 2019 |
NOAA Storm Events Database (1996–2025)
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database.
| Type | Date | Damage |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical Depression | Sep 26, 2024 | 0.00K |
| Tropical Storm | Oct 9, 2024 | — |
| Tropical Depression | Aug 3, 2024 | 0.00K |
| Tropical Depression | Aug 29, 2023 | 0.00K |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | Sep 28, 2022 | — (2 deaths) |
| Tropical Depression | Nov 9, 2022 | 0.00K |
| Flood | Sep 22, 2021 | 0.00K |
| Flood | Sep 10, 2017 | 50.00K |
| Tropical Storm | Sep 10, 2017 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Jun 3, 2017 | 0.00K |
Tropical Depression — Sep 26, 2024
The center of Hurricane Helene passed about 200 miles west of Naples as a Category 3 hurricane moving N-NE over the eastern Gulf of Mexico around midday on Thursday, September 26th, then made landfall later that evening in the Florida Big Bend as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph and lowest central pressure of 938 mb. The large wind field around Helene brought tropi...
Tropical Storm — Oct 9, 2024
Hurricane Milton became a Category 5 hurricane in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico on Monday, October 7th about 735 miles SW of Tampa while moving east-southeast, then turned east and northeast on Tuesday, October 8th while maintaining Category 4 and 5 strength. Milton's maximum winds decreased as it approached the Florida peninsula on Wednesday, October 9th, and made landfall near Siesta Key as...
Tropical Depression — Aug 3, 2024
The center of Debby passed about 140 miles west of Naples as a tropical storm moving north-northwest over the eastern Gulf of Mexico around 8 AM EDT on August 4th. Tropical Storm Debby intensified into a hurricane as it passed southwest of Tampa late August 4th before making landfall in the Florida Big Bend area as a Category 1 hurricane on the morning of August 5th, with maximum sustained wind...
Tropical Depression — Aug 29, 2023
The center of Hurricane Idalia passed about 180 miles west of Naples as a Category 2 moving north over the eastern Gulf of Mexico. The outermost edge of Idalia's tropical storm force wind field skirted the SW Florida Gulf coast, and a few outer rain bands moved through South Florida on August 29th and 30th bringing brief tropical storm force wind gusts. A storm surge of about 3 feet, combined w...
Hurricane (Typhoon) — Sep 28, 2022
A tropical depression formed in the central Caribbean Sea on September 23rd, then was upgraded to Tropical Storm Ian at 11 PM on September 23rd. Ian moved westward, then turned northwest on September 25th, passing just west of Jamaica and near the Cayman Islands. Ian became a hurricane on Monday, September 26th south of western Cuba, then moved north and made landfall in Pinar Del Rio Province,...
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database.
Source: OpenFEMA NFIP Individual Claims (2.25M records analyzed).
FEMA assigns flood zone designations to areas in Glades County, Florida:
AE High Risk — 1% annual chance of flooding. Insurance required.
VE Very High Risk — Coastal flooding with wave action.
X (Shaded) Moderate Risk — 500-year floodplain.
X Low Risk — Outside major floodplains.
Properties in Glades County, Florida that are in FEMA-designated Special Flood Hazard Areas (zones A and V) with federally backed mortgages are required to carry flood insurance.
Even outside high-risk zones, flood insurance is recommended. From 2014 to 2024, nearly one-third of NFIP claims came from outside the high-risk Special Flood Hazard Area.
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