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Pierson, FL natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Pierson comes from hurricanes, and overall the risk is high for a U.S. community. 14 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 · OpenFEMA claims, aid & declarations
Expected damage

How exposed is Pierson?

77
High
vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Pierson to be higher than in 77% of U.S. communities, mostly from hurricanes and inland flooding.

Hurricanes53%Inland flooding19%Cold waves10%Wildfire8%Tornadoes6%Everything else4%
By hazard

What Pierson faces

Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how that compares with the rest of the country.

Hurricanes

53% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 93% of U.S. places
Recorded about once every 4 years in the area

Inland flooding

19% of expected damage
Below average · higher than 48% of U.S. places
Recorded about once a year in the area

Cold waves

10% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 76% of U.S. places
Recorded about 4 times a year in the area

Wildfire

8% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 97% of U.S. places

Tornadoes

6% of expected damage
Above average · higher than 67% of U.S. places
Recorded about once every 15 years in the area

Lower here

HailHeat wavesEarthquakesLandslidesStrong windLightningDrought

Not a risk here

Coastal floodingIce stormsWinter weatherAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic activity
Flood risk changes street by street. Check a specific address on FEMA’s flood map, and ask about flood insurance before you buy.
Flood insurance claims

Does Pierson flood?

FEMA's records show no paid flood insurance claims in Pierson.

of homes in flood zones
are insured
of all homes
are insured
No community discount. Pierson isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Volusia County.

What’s been done with FEMA grants

5buildings retrofitted against wind
Disasters that hit Pierson

14 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

Disasters the President declared that paid out in Pierson itself: aid to households, or repair grants to the Town of Pierson.

Brought FEMA money into PiersonDeclared for Volusia County only
2024

Hurricane Milton

253 households applied for aid $391K aid approved $56K to the Town of Pierson for repairs
2022

Hurricane Nicole

11 households applied for aid $6K aid approved
2022

Hurricane Ian

271 households applied for aid $108K aid approved $29K to the Town of Pierson for repairs
2017

Hurricane Irma

575 households applied for aid $231K aid approved $10K to the Town of Pierson for repairs
2016

Hurricane Matthew

70 households applied for aid $17K aid approved $19K to the Town of Pierson for repairs
2009

Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, and Straight-Line Winds

11 households applied for aid $11K aid approved $82K to the Town of Pierson for repairs
2008

Tropical Storm Fay

4 households applied for aid
2007

Severe Storms and Tornadoes

1 household applied for aid
2006

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding

1 household applied for aid
2004

Hurricane Jeanne

137 households applied for aid $220K aid approved
2004

Hurricane Ivan

5 households applied for aid
2004

Hurricane Frances

319 households applied for aid $418K aid approved $37K to the Town of Pierson for repairs
2004

Tropical Storm Bonnie and Hurricane Charley

33 households applied for aid $74K aid approved
1999

Hurricane Floyd Major Disaster Declarations

$1K to the Town of Pierson for repairs
Volusia County has had 34 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often hurricanes and severe storms.
About these numbers

How to read this page

An average, not a forecastFEMA’s National Risk Index estimates the damage 18 kinds of natural hazards cause in a typical year, from decades of records and models. A quiet decade can follow a bad year.
Compared by rate“Higher than N%” compares yearly damage as a share of what’s here, so a big city isn’t rated riskier just for having more buildings. Pierson is smaller than a census tract, so it shares the figures of the tract around its center.
Money that reached townFlood claims are matched to Pierson’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the Town of Pierson. FEMA’s model follows property values, so a place that recently lost many homes can rate lower than it feels.

Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025); OpenFEMA: NFIP redacted claims, multiple-loss properties, community status book and residential penetration rates, housing assistance (owners and renters), public assistance funded projects, hazard mitigation properties and disaster declarations. Census tracts: U.S. Census Bureau.

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