Natural Disasters in Leland, NC

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

95.8

Relatively High

Expected Annual Loss

94.2

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

75.3

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

74.8

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Hurricane99.1Wildfire93.4Winter Weather92.8

Hazard	Risk Score
Hurricane	99.1
Wildfire	93.4
Winter Weather	92.8
Lightning	92.4
Coastal Flood	89.4
Tornado	87.0
Heat Wave	84.9
Ice Storm	83.9
Earthquake	82.7
Strong Wind	72.7
Cold Wave	67.6
Landslide	30.9
Drought	28.8
Hail	24.5

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

25 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Jan 24, 2026	Winter Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
May 3, 2025	Fire	SUNSET DRIVE FIRE
Oct 19, 2024	Tropical Storm	POTENTIAL TROPICAL CYCLONE EIGHT
Aug 6, 2024	Tropical Storm	TROPICAL STORM DEBBY
Oct 1, 2022	Hurricane	HURRICANE IAN
Oct 14, 2020	Hurricane	HURRICANE ISAIAS
Aug 2, 2020	Hurricane	HURRICANE ISAIAS
Mar 25, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Oct 4, 2019	Hurricane	HURRICANE DORIAN
Sep 3, 2019	Hurricane	HURRICANE DORIAN
Jan 31, 2019	Hurricane	TROPICAL STORM MICHAEL
Sep 14, 2018	Hurricane	HURRICANE FLORENCE
Sep 10, 2018	Hurricane	HURRICANE FLORENCE
Oct 10, 2016	Hurricane	HURRICANE MATTHEW
Oct 7, 2016	Hurricane	HURRICANE MATTHEW
Aug 31, 2011	Hurricane	HURRICANE IRENE
Aug 25, 2011	Hurricane	HURRICANE IRENE
Oct 14, 2010	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS
Sep 1, 2010	Hurricane	HURRICANE EARL

Showing 20 of 34 declarations

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

9,878

Total Claims Paid

$99,235,276

Avg Claim Payout

$10,046

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$125,626,116

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

782

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4393	Hurricane	216	$59,399,452
DR-4285	Hurricane	73	$25,126,331
DR-4568	Hurricane	63	$9,878,650
DR-4465	Hurricane	37	$7,456,261
DR-1292	Hurricane	160	$6,985,354
DR-4837	Tropical Storm	39	$5,713,254
DR-4412	Tropical Storm	4	$4,081,869
DR-4019	Hurricane	47	$2,792,564
DR-1801	Severe Storm(s)	43	$2,200,071
DR-4487	Biological	14	$845,098
DR-1608	Hurricane	35	$310,986
DR-3608	Tropical Storm	9	$284,600
DR-3254	Hurricane	10	$181,183
DR-3586	Hurricane	9	$162,925
DR-1490	Hurricane	9	$111,193

Showing top 15 of 17 disasters by spending

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$601,008

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

1.39

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	3	$21,000
205.8: Retrofitting Public Structures - Wind	2	$78,072
Unknown	1	$7,500
403.4: Stormwater Management - Detention/Retention Basins	1	$103,716
403.2: Stormwater Management - Diversions	1	$0

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

Leland has a relatively high overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are hurricane, wildfire, winter weather. The area has had 34 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (25 declarations). 9,878 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $125,626,116 in public assistance recovery funding. 15 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.