Natural hazards · Washington Park

Washington Park, NC natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Washington Park comes from hurricanes, and overall the risk is very high for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 333 claims here since 1996. 7 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

Expected damage

How exposed is Washington Park?

Very high

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Washington Park to be higher than in 96% of U.S. communities, mostly from hurricanes.

Hurricanes70%Inland flooding12%Coastal flooding6%Tornadoes5%Everything else7%

By hazard

What Washington Park faces

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

Hurricanes

70% of expected damage

Well above average · among the top 1% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 3 years in the area

Inland flooding

12% of expected damage

Below average · higher than 31% of U.S. places

Recorded about once a year in the area

Coastal flooding

6% of expected damage

Well above average · among the top 1% of U.S. places

Tornadoes

5% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 80% of U.S. places

Lower here

HailIce stormsWinter weatherCold wavesHeat wavesWildfireEarthquakesLandslidesStrong windLightningDrought

Not a risk here

AvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic 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 Washington Park flood?

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

333paid claims since 1996

$6.1Mpaid to owners

74homes flooded more than once

19962026

Biggest named events

Hurricane Dennis: 67 claims, $1.5M
Hurricane Florence: 63 claims, $2.4M
Hurricane Irene: 51 claims, $847K

Homes that flooded again and again

Each house = 2 homes. ■ FEMA “severe repetitive loss” (19) ■ flooded 2+ times

of homes in flood zones
are insured

of all homes
are insured

🏷️ 10% off flood insurance. Washington Park is in FEMA’s Community Rating System (class 8) for its flood-proofing work.

Insurance rates: Beaufort County.

What’s been done with FEMA grants

2homes raised above flood level

Disasters that hit Washington Park

7 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into Washington ParkDeclared for Beaufort County only

2020

Hurricane Isaias

$18K to the Town of Washington Park for repairs

2018

Hurricane Florence

$21K to the Town of Washington Park for repairs

2011

Hurricane Irene

$35K to the Town of Washington Park for repairs

2008

Tropical Storm Hanna

$7K to the Town of Washington Park for repairs

2003

Hurricane Isabel

$14K to the Town of Washington Park for repairs

1999

Hurricane Floyd Major Disaster Declarations

$30K to the Town of Washington Park for repairs

1999

Hurricane Dennis

$3K to the Town of Washington Park for repairs

Beaufort County has had 23 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. Washington Park 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 Washington Park’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the Town of Washington Park. 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.