Natural hazards · Parkton

Parkton, NC natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Parkton comes from hurricanes, and overall the risk is high for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 1 claim here since 2018. 6 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

Expected damage

How exposed is Parkton?

High

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Parkton to be higher than in 63% of U.S. communities, mostly from hurricanes and tornadoes.

Hurricanes37%Tornadoes20%Inland flooding19%Strong wind7%Everything else16%

By hazard

What Parkton faces

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

Hurricanes

37% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 91% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 4 years in the area

Tornadoes

20% of expected damage

Above average · higher than 73% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 74 years in the area

Inland flooding

19% of expected damage

Well below average · higher than 24% of U.S. places

Recorded about once a year in the area

Strong wind

7% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 91% of U.S. places

Recorded about 2 times a year in the area

Lower here

HailIce stormsWinter weatherCold wavesHeat wavesWildfireEarthquakesLandslidesLightningDrought

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 Parkton flood?

Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Parkton, from FEMA’s records.

1paid claims since 2018

$4Kpaid to owners

0homes flooded more than once

20182026

Biggest named events

Hurricane Florence: 1 claim, $4K

of homes in flood zones
are insured

of all homes
are insured

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

Insurance rates: Robeson County.

Disasters that hit Parkton

6 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into ParktonDeclared for Robeson County only

2018

Hurricane Florence

386 households applied for aid $110K aid approved $45K to the Town of Parkton for repairs

2016

Hurricane Matthew

597 households applied for aid $354K aid approved $34K to the Town of Parkton for repairs

2011

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding

14 households applied for aid $2K aid approved

2004

Tropical Storm Frances

62 households applied for aid $53K aid approved

2003

Hurricane Isabel

44 households applied for aid $20K aid approved

1999

Hurricane Floyd Major Disaster Declarations

$14K to the Town of Parkton for repairs

Robeson County has had 18 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. Parkton covers 1 census tract, combined by population.

Money that reached townFlood claims are matched to Parkton’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the Town of Parkton. FEMA’s model follows property values, so a place that recently lost many homes can rate lower than it feels.

FEMA’s expected losses across Parkton total about $1.4M a year, counting buildings, people and crops.

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.