Natural Disasters in Pinetown, NC

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

88.2

Relatively Moderate

Expected Annual Loss

84.9

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

78.1

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

55.6

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Hurricane97.5Winter Weather94.5Coastal Flood82.2

Hazard	Risk Score
Hurricane	97.5
Winter Weather	94.5
Coastal Flood	82.2
Tornado	74.6
Lightning	72.4
Heat Wave	70.8
Strong Wind	66.4
Wildfire	66.3
Ice Storm	55.4
Drought	48.2
Earthquake	48.1
Hail	40.0
Cold Wave	36.2
Landslide	29.0

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

21 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Jan 24, 2026	Winter Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Aug 6, 2024	Tropical Storm	TROPICAL STORM DEBBY
Mar 3, 2021	Severe Storm	TROPICAL STORM ETA
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
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
Sep 14, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE OPHELIA
Sep 5, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION

Showing 20 of 30 declarations

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

9,460

Total Claims Paid

$131,431,241

Avg Claim Payout

$13,893

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$16,471,336

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

358

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4019	Hurricane	114	$5,401,878
DR-4393	Hurricane	57	$3,932,301
DR-1292	Hurricane	46	$1,760,929
DR-4465	Hurricane	21	$1,720,553
DR-1490	Hurricane	33	$1,659,478
DR-4285	Hurricane	28	$757,423
DR-4568	Hurricane	10	$625,495
DR-3141	Hurricane	10	$183,653
DR-4487	Biological	16	$169,013
DR-1801	Severe Storm(s)	15	$127,483
DR-1608	Hurricane	3	$54,975
DR-3254	Hurricane	3	$41,056
DR-3314	Hurricane	2	$37,102

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$22,198,891

Properties Protected

682

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

2.97

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
202.2: Elevation of Private Structures - Coastal	16	$5,627,111
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine	8	$2,843,386
202.1: Elevation of Private Structures - Riverine	7	$4,049,890
90.4: Mitigation Plan - Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	3	$137,867
200.4: Acquisition of Public Real Property (Structures and Land) - Coastal	3	$1,432,452

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

Pinetown has a relatively moderate overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are hurricane, winter weather, coastal flood. The area has had 30 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (21 declarations). 9,460 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $16,471,336 in public assistance recovery funding. 41 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.