Natural Disasters in Swepsonville, NC

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

77.1

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

80.5

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

24.4

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

51.2

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Winter Weather88.2Ice Storm84.0Tornado82.3

Hazard	Risk Score
Winter Weather	88.2
Ice Storm	84.0
Tornado	82.3
Lightning	82.3
Hurricane	81.9
Hail	77.6
Heat Wave	73.8
Earthquake	72.9
Strong Wind	56.1
Cold Wave	50.5
Drought	48.9
Wildfire	30.9
Landslide	29.7

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

12 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
Aug 2, 2020	Hurricane	HURRICANE ISAIAS
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
Apr 19, 2011	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Sep 5, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION
Sep 18, 2004	Hurricane	HURRICANE IVAN
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

Showing 20 of 26 declarations

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

167

Total Claims Paid

$5,064,766

Avg Claim Payout

$30,328

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$7,007,583

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

123

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4167	Severe Ice Storm	17	$2,941,185
DR-4487	Biological	30	$1,844,135
DR-1448	Severe Ice Storm	21	$634,352
DR-4889	Severe Storm(s)	19	$630,675
DR-1457	Severe Ice Storm	13	$605,796
DR-4393	Hurricane	5	$188,265
DR-1312	Severe Storm(s)	9	$68,448
DR-4412	Tropical Storm	6	$65,696
DR-1292	Hurricane	3	$29,030

Swepsonville has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are winter weather, ice storm, tornado. The area has had 26 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (12 declarations). 167 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $7,007,583 in public assistance recovery funding.