Pascoag’s biggest natural hazard is inland flooding
Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Pascoag comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is high for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 8 claims here since 2005.
What stands out about Pascoag’s weather risks
Read from FEMA’s records below. The page puts what stands out first.
How exposed is Pascoag?
FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings here to be higher than in 70% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding.
Rated higher than 38 of the 39 Rhode Island towns we cover.
Pascoag covers 1 census tract, combined by population.
What Pascoag faces
Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
Inland flooding
Does Pascoag flood? Rarely: 8 flood claims since 2005
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Pascoag, from FEMA’s records.
- The March 2010 nor’easter3 claims · $23K
- The December nor’easter1 claim · $12K
Pascoag isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Providence County.Federal disasters declared here
None of the disasters declared for Providence County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Pascoag itself in FEMA’s records.
Providence County has had 20 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often winter storms and hurricanes.
Get ready for what Pascoag 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.
- Keep a shovel, a blanket and snacks in the car.
- Clear snow from furnace and dryer vents.
- Check on older neighbors when the power goes out.
- Trim dead limbs over the house and driveway.
- Tie down trash cans and outdoor furniture.
- Stay clear of downed lines and call the utility.
- 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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Pascoag and its neighbors
Pascoag has the highest rating of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Rating | Mostly | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pascoag | High | inland flooding | 8 |
| Burrillville | Moderate | inland flooding | 12 |
| Glocester | Very low | inland flooding | 6 |
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–March
The month each of Providence County’s 20 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 Pascoag’s own flood-insurance community (here, the census tracts inside it); household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to Pascoag.
- 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 Pascoag, expected losses total about $1.5M a year, counting buildings, people and crops.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Pascoag.
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. Weather alerts: National Weather Service. Preparedness tips: Ready.gov. An average of past damage, not a forecast.