Natural Disasters in Wallace, NC

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

86.9

Relatively Moderate

Expected Annual Loss

87.3

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

34.2

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

65.7

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Hurricane97.2Winter Weather87.9Wildfire86.9

Hazard	Risk Score
Hurricane	97.2
Winter Weather	87.9
Wildfire	86.9
Lightning	85.7
Coastal Flood	81.6
Ice Storm	73.9
Tornado	70.9
Heat Wave	62.9
Earthquake	55.6
Strong Wind	53.0
Cold Wave	40.2
Drought	37.8
Hail	29.5
Landslide	27.1

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
Aug 6, 2024	Tropical Storm	TROPICAL STORM DEBBY
Oct 1, 2022	Hurricane	HURRICANE IAN
Oct 14, 2020	Hurricane	HURRICANE ISAIAS
May 8, 2020	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
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 7, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE OPHELIA
Sep 14, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE OPHELIA
Sep 5, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION

Showing 20 of 29 declarations

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

5,888

Total Claims Paid

$118,123,203

Avg Claim Payout

$20,062

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$82,002,465

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

240

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4393	Hurricane	69	$51,247,476
DR-4285	Hurricane	17	$9,511,718
DR-1292	Hurricane	67	$8,958,076
DR-4019	Hurricane	20	$5,922,547
DR-4465	Hurricane	11	$2,734,626
DR-4568	Hurricane	10	$1,793,741
DR-3254	Hurricane	7	$1,186,746
DR-1608	Hurricane	12	$208,855
DR-1490	Hurricane	10	$149,522
DR-3608	Tropical Storm	3	$128,380
DR-3141	Hurricane	8	$46,507
DR-1969	Severe Storm(s)	1	$43,508
DR-3586	Hurricane	4	$43,063
DR-4487	Biological	1	$27,700

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$5,620,828

Properties Protected

102

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

1.25

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine	6	$3,569,841
90.4: Mitigation Plan - Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	2	$45,723
401.1: Water and Sanitary Sewer System Protective Measures	2	$65,577
600.1: Warning Systems (as a Component of a Planned, Adopted, and Exercised Risk Reduction Plan)	2	$34,125
207.2: Mitigation Reconstruction	1	$88,308

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

Wallace has a relatively moderate overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are hurricane, winter weather, wildfire. The area has had 29 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (22 declarations). 5,888 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $82,002,465 in public assistance recovery funding. 20 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.