Natural Disasters in Myrtle Grove, NC

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

96.1

Relatively High

Expected Annual Loss

96.8

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

19.0

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

90.2

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Hurricane99.1Lightning97.7Winter Weather96.1

Hazard	Risk Score
Hurricane	99.1
Lightning	97.7
Winter Weather	96.1
Ice Storm	90.7
Tornado	90.4
Coastal Flood	89.2
Heat Wave	85.6
Wildfire	83.0
Earthquake	81.0
Cold Wave	67.2
Strong Wind	54.6
Hail	21.1
Drought	19.2
Landslide	19.0

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

22 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Jan 24, 2026	Winter Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
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
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
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
Oct 8, 2008	Severe Storm	TROPICAL STORM HANNA
Oct 7, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE OPHELIA
Sep 14, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE OPHELIA

Showing 20 of 30 declarations

Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

14,994

Total IA Distributed

$9,701,669

Repair/Replace

$2,901,573

Rental Assistance

$4,138,709

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-1969	1	N/A	—
DR-4827	6	N/A	—
DR-4393	13,402	$8,117,120	$2,861
DR-1490	1,040	$952,294	$483
DR-4487	78	$422,712	—
DR-1942	180	$136,204	$833
DR-4019	261	$67,324	$237
DR-4285	26	$6,015	$521

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

11,178

Total Claims Paid

$187,446,810

Avg Claim Payout

$16,769

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$92,109,298

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

557

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4393	Hurricane	183	$62,402,099
DR-1292	Hurricane	128	$9,997,890
DR-4568	Hurricane	38	$7,762,255
DR-4285	Hurricane	27	$3,752,068
DR-4465	Hurricane	27	$1,891,111
DR-4019	Hurricane	48	$1,613,559
DR-4837	Tropical Storm	20	$927,528
DR-1608	Hurricane	20	$914,603
DR-3254	Hurricane	8	$823,781
DR-1801	Severe Storm(s)	18	$688,280
DR-1490	Hurricane	16	$611,625
DR-3141	Hurricane	18	$500,731
DR-4487	Biological	6	$223,767

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$8,498,217

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

1.46

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
202.2: Elevation of Private Structures - Coastal	8	$1,692,900
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine	3	$764,274
401.1: Water and Sanitary Sewer System Protective Measures	3	$97,714
205.8: Retrofitting Public Structures - Wind	2	$104,000
90.4: Mitigation Plan - Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	2	$157,779

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

Myrtle Grove has a relatively high overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are hurricane, lightning, winter weather. The area has had 30 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (22 declarations). 11,178 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $92,109,298 in public assistance recovery funding. $9,701,669 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 25 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.