Aquasco is calmer than 99% of U.S. communities
Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Aquasco comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is very low for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 1 claim here since 2003. 1 federal disaster brought FEMA money into town.
What stands out about Aquasco’s weather risks
Read from FEMA’s records below. The page puts what stands out first.
How exposed is Aquasco?
FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings here to be higher than in 1% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and drought.
Calmer than 513 of the 536 Maryland towns we cover.
Aquasco covers 1 census tract, combined by population.
What Aquasco faces
Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
Inland flooding
Drought
Hurricanes
Coastal flooding
Earthquakes
Does Aquasco flood? Rarely: 1 flood claim since 2003
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Aquasco, from FEMA’s records.
- Hurricane Isabel1 claim · $242
Aquasco isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Prince George's County.1 federal disaster brought FEMA money to Aquasco
Disasters that paid out in Aquasco itself (aid to households or repair grants to Aquasco) and its biggest flood years.
- 2003Hurricane Isabel2 households applied for aid$7K aid approved
Prince George's County has had 16 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often winter storms and hurricanes.
Old photos of Aquasco after a storm or flood belong in the town’s history. Add one, or share what you remember below.
Add to the Aquasco archive →Get ready for what Aquasco actually faces
A short kit for its top hazards, what to check before you buy, and where neighbors get alerts.
- Turn around at flooded roads: a foot of moving water can carry off a car.
- Flood insurance usually takes 30 days to start, so buy it before the forecast.
- Keep papers and medicines up high, in a grab-and-go bag.
- On a well? Know how deep it is and watch for sputtering.
- Follow the town’s watering limits.
- Fix drips: they add up.
- The season runs June through November and peaks from mid-August to mid-October.
- Bring in porch furniture and anything the wind can throw.
- Fill the gas tank and charge phones before the storm arrives.
- Look up the address on FEMA’s flood map.
- Ask the seller or landlord whether it has ever flooded, and what flood insurance costs there.
- Get a flood insurance quote early: policies usually start 30 days after you buy.
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Aquasco and its neighbors
Aquasco has the lowest rating of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Rating | Mostly | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baden | Very low | inland flooding | 2 |
| Hughesville | Very low | inland flooding | 0 |
| Aquasco | Very low | inland flooding | 1 |
Rating = expected yearly storm and flood damage as a share of what’s there, vs. U.S. communities. Flood claims = paid federal flood insurance claims on record.
Most disasters here begin in January–February
The month each of Prince George's County’s 16 declared disasters began, since 1953.
What these numbers can and can’t tell you
- An average, not a forecast. FEMA’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 there, so a big city isn’t rated riskier just for having more buildings.
- Money that reached town. Flood claims are matched to Aquasco’s own flood-insurance community (here, the census tracts inside it); household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to Aquasco.
- It follows property value. FEMA’s model weighs damage to buildings, so a place that recently lost many homes can rate lower than it feels. Across Aquasco, expected losses total about $686K a year, counting buildings, people and crops.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Aquasco.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
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. Preparedness tips: Ready.gov. An average of past damage, not a forecast.