Natural hazards · Warrenton

Warrenton, NC natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Warrenton comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is low 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 Warrenton?

Low

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Warrenton to be higher than in 33% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and hurricanes.

Inland flooding40%Hurricanes28%Tornadoes12%Everything else19%

By hazard

What Warrenton faces

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

Inland flooding

40% of expected damage

Well below average · higher than 20% of U.S. places

Recorded about once a year in the area

Hurricanes

28% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 87% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 6 years in the area

Tornadoes

12% of expected damage

Above average · higher than 69% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 51 years in the area

Lower here

HailIce stormsWinter weatherCold wavesHeat wavesWildfireEarthquakesLandslidesStrong windLightningDrought

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 Warrenton flood?

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

of homes in flood zones
are insured

of all homes
are insured

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

Insurance rates: Warren County.

Disasters that hit Warrenton

5 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into WarrentonDeclared for Warren County only

2011

Hurricane Irene

31 households applied for aid $26K aid approved

2003

Hurricane Isabel

80 households applied for aid $39K aid approved $34K to the Town of Warrenton for repairs

2002

Severe Ice Storm

$45K to the Town of Warrenton for repairs

2000

Severe Winter Storm

$6K to the Town of Warrenton for repairs

1999

Hurricane Floyd Major Disaster Declarations

$68K to the Town of Warrenton for repairs

Warren 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. Warrenton 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 Warrenton’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the Town of Warrenton. 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.