Natural Disasters in Roxboro, 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

Hazard	Risk Score
Drought	74.0
Hurricane	72.5
Winter Weather	67.7
Heat Wave	66.4
Earthquake	58.8
Tornado	54.9
Hail	54.1
Lightning	44.7
Strong Wind	42.7
Ice Storm	41.9
Landslide	33.7
Wildfire	20.9
Cold Wave	17.7

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

Most Recent

Winter Storm

Jan 2026

Most Common Type

Hurricane

11 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Jan 24, 2026	Winter Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Sep 11, 2025	Tropical Depression	TROPICAL DEPRESSION CHANTAL
Aug 6, 2024	Tropical Storm	TROPICAL STORM DEBBY
Oct 1, 2022	Hurricane	HURRICANE IAN
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 14, 2018	Hurricane	HURRICANE FLORENCE
Sep 10, 2018	Hurricane	HURRICANE FLORENCE
Oct 7, 2016	Hurricane	HURRICANE MATTHEW
Mar 31, 2014	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Oct 8, 2008	Severe Storm	TROPICAL STORM HANNA
Sep 5, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION
Sep 18, 2003	Hurricane	HURRICANE ISABEL
Mar 27, 2003	Severe Ice Storm	ICE STORM
Dec 12, 2002	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE 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

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Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

Total IA Distributed

$210,672

Repair/Replace

$318

Rental Assistance

$718

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-4827	17	N/A	—
DR-4487	46	$209,369	—
DR-1490	16	$1,302	$828

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

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

Total Projects

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4889	Severe Storm(s)	10	$544,665
DR-1457	Severe Ice Storm	13	$241,448
DR-1448	Severe Ice Storm	5	$61,150
DR-4412	Tropical Storm	4	$59,560
DR-4167	Severe Ice Storm	4	$43,725
DR-1312	Severe Storm(s)	6	$31,938
DR-1292	Hurricane	2	$14,634
DR-1490	Hurricane	3	$12,640

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$44,897

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.00

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	1	$14,730
800.1: Miscellaneous	1	$0
601.1: Generators	1	$30,167

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

Roxboro 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. $210,672 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 3 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.