Natural Disasters in Eden, NC

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

71.9

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

67.7

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

63.8

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

31.4

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Ice Storm82.1Hurricane78.7Lightning74.5

Hazard	Risk Score
Ice Storm	82.1
Hurricane	78.7
Lightning	74.5
Strong Wind	73.4
Winter Weather	71.8
Earthquake	67.9
Drought	66.3
Landslide	63.9
Hail	61.9
Tornado	56.4
Heat Wave	55.2
Cold Wave	40.9
Wildfire	23.8

Scores range from 0 (lowest risk) to 100 (highest risk) relative to all U.S. communities. Data from FEMA National Risk Index.

Disaster Declarations

Source: FEMA OpenFEMA

Total Declarations

Most Recent

Winter Storm

Jan 2026

Most Common Type

Hurricane

11 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Jan 24, 2026	Winter Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Aug 6, 2024	Tropical Storm	TROPICAL STORM DEBBY
Oct 1, 2022	Hurricane	HURRICANE IAN
Aug 2, 2020	Hurricane	HURRICANE ISAIAS
Mar 25, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Sep 3, 2019	Hurricane	HURRICANE DORIAN
Jan 31, 2019	Hurricane	TROPICAL STORM MICHAEL
Sep 10, 2018	Hurricane	HURRICANE FLORENCE
May 8, 2018	Severe Storm	TORNADO AND SEVERE STORMS
Oct 7, 2016	Hurricane	HURRICANE MATTHEW
Sep 5, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION
Sep 18, 2004	Hurricane	HURRICANE IVAN
Mar 27, 2003	Severe Ice Storm	ICE STORM
Jan 31, 2000	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Sep 16, 1999	Hurricane	HURRICANE FLOYD MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATIONS
Sep 15, 1999	Hurricane	HURRICANE FLOYD EMERGENCY DECLARATIONS
Mar 22, 1998	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Sep 6, 1996	Hurricane	HURRICANE FRAN
Feb 23, 1996	Snowstorm	WINTER STORM

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Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

Total IA Distributed

$451,371

Repair/Replace

$2,812

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-4827	3	N/A	—
DR-4364	6	N/A	—
DR-1491	3	N/A	$882
DR-4487	75	$435,686	—
DR-4512	4	$12,874	—
DR-1553	2	$2,812	$1,406

Individual and household assistance for homeowners and renters affected by federally declared disasters.

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

108

Total Claims Paid

$725,348

Avg Claim Payout

$6,716

County-level NFIP data from FEMA National Flood Insurance Program.

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$1,035,770

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4487	Biological	8	$477,520
DR-4412	Tropical Storm	10	$322,719
DR-1457	Severe Ice Storm	14	$199,210
DR-1312	Severe Storm(s)	3	$34,865
DR-1292	Hurricane	1	$1,457

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$370,712

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.46

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	1	$0
601.1: Generators	1	$29,790
600.1: Warning Systems (as a Component of a Planned, Adopted, and Exercised Risk Reduction Plan)	1	$4,100
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine	1	$332,518
400.1: Utility Protective Measures (Electric, Gas, etc.)	1	$4,304

Federally funded projects to reduce future disaster risk. Only includes completed or obligated projects.

Eden has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are ice storm, hurricane, lightning. The area has had 24 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (11 declarations). 108 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $1,035,770 in public assistance recovery funding. $451,371 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 5 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.