Natural Disasters in Rougemont, NC

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

41.5

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

34.3

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

75.2

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

37.4

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Drought74.0Hurricane72.5Winter Weather67.7
HazardRisk Score
Drought74.0
Hurricane72.5
Winter Weather67.7
Heat Wave66.4
Earthquake58.8
Tornado54.9
Hail54.1
Lightning44.7
Strong Wind42.7
Ice Storm41.9
Landslide33.7
Wildfire20.9
Cold Wave17.7

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

25

Most Recent

Winter Storm

Jan 2026

Most Common Type

Hurricane

11 declarations

DateTypeDeclaration
Jan 24, 2026Winter StormSEVERE WINTER STORM
Sep 11, 2025Tropical DepressionTROPICAL DEPRESSION CHANTAL
Aug 6, 2024Tropical StormTROPICAL STORM DEBBY
Oct 1, 2022HurricaneHURRICANE IAN
Mar 25, 2020BiologicalCOVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020BiologicalCOVID-19
Sep 3, 2019HurricaneHURRICANE DORIAN
Jan 31, 2019HurricaneTROPICAL STORM MICHAEL
Sep 14, 2018HurricaneHURRICANE FLORENCE
Sep 10, 2018HurricaneHURRICANE FLORENCE
Oct 7, 2016HurricaneHURRICANE MATTHEW
Mar 31, 2014Severe Ice StormSEVERE WINTER STORM
Oct 8, 2008Severe StormTROPICAL STORM HANNA
Sep 5, 2005HurricaneHURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION
Sep 18, 2003HurricaneHURRICANE ISABEL
Mar 27, 2003Severe Ice StormICE STORM
Dec 12, 2002Severe Ice StormSEVERE ICE STORM
Jan 31, 2000Severe StormSEVERE WINTER STORM
Sep 16, 1999HurricaneHURRICANE FLOYD MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATIONS
Sep 15, 1999HurricaneHURRICANE FLOYD EMERGENCY DECLARATIONS

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Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

90

Total IA Distributed

$201,673

Repair/Replace

$68,027

Rental Assistance

$9,612

DisasterRegistrationsTotal IA $Avg Damage
DR-42851N/A—
DR-448722$109,395—
DR-439337$81,661$3,013
DR-149024$9,566$825
DR-48276$1,050—

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

9

Total Claims Paid

$49,652

Avg Claim Payout

$5,517

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$1,009,759

Disasters with PA

8

Total Projects

47

DisasterTypeProjectsFederal $
DR-4889Severe Storm(s)10$544,665
DR-1457Severe Ice Storm13$241,448
DR-1448Severe Ice Storm5$61,150
DR-4412Tropical Storm4$59,560
DR-4167Severe Ice Storm4$43,725
DR-1312Severe Storm(s)6$31,938
DR-1292Hurricane2$14,634
DR-1490Hurricane3$12,640

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

3

Federal Funding

$44,897

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.00

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project TypeProjectsFederal $
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan1$14,730
800.1: Miscellaneous1$0
601.1: Generators1$30,167

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

Rougemont has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are drought, hurricane, winter weather. The area has had 25 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (11 declarations). 9 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $1,009,759 in public assistance recovery funding. $201,673 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 3 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.