Natural hazards · Conway

Conway, NC natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Conway comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is high for a U.S. community. 5 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

Expected damage

How exposed is Conway?

High

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Conway to be higher than in 60% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and hurricanes.

Inland flooding39%Hurricanes25%Drought14%Tornadoes10%Everything else13%

By hazard

What Conway faces

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

Inland flooding

39% of expected damage

Above average · higher than 70% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 2 years in the area

Hurricanes

25% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 85% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 5 years in the area

Drought

14% of expected damage

Recorded about 4 times a year in the area

Tornadoes

10% of expected damage

Above average · higher than 72% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 27 years in the area

Lower here

HailIce stormsWinter weatherCold wavesHeat wavesWildfireEarthquakesLandslidesStrong windLightning

Not a risk here

Coastal floodingAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic 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 Conway flood?

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

of homes in flood zones
are insured

of all homes
are insured

No community discount. Conway isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.

Insurance rates: Northampton County.

Disasters that hit Conway

5 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into ConwayDeclared for Northampton County only

2016

Hurricane Matthew

24 households applied for aid $6K aid approved $20K to the Town of Conway for repairs

2011

Hurricane Irene

124 households applied for aid $75K aid approved $50K to the Town of Conway for repairs

2003

Hurricane Isabel

279 households applied for aid $230K aid approved $45K to the Town of Conway for repairs

2002

Severe Ice Storm

$11K to the Town of Conway for repairs

1999

Hurricane Floyd Major Disaster Declarations

$27K to the Town of Conway for repairs

Northampton County has had 20 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often hurricanes and winter 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. Conway 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 Conway’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the Town of Conway. 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.