Natural hazards · Inman

Inman, SC natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Inman 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 Inman?

Low

vs. U.S. communities

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

Inland flooding61%Cold waves12%Earthquakes8%Tornadoes5%Everything else14%

By hazard

What Inman faces

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

Inland flooding

61% of expected damage

Above average · higher than 52% of U.S. places

Recorded about 2 times a year in the area

Cold waves

12% of expected damage

Above average · higher than 64% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 4 years in the area

Earthquakes

8% of expected damage

Above average · higher than 68% of U.S. places

Tornadoes

5% of expected damage

Below average · higher than 48% of U.S. places

Lower here

HurricanesHailIce stormsWinter weatherHeat wavesWildfireLandslidesStrong 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 Inman flood?

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

of homes in flood zones
are insured

of all homes
are insured

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

Insurance rates: Spartanburg County.

Disasters that hit Inman

5 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into InmanDeclared for Spartanburg County only

2024

Hurricane Helene

8,360 households applied for aid $5.9M aid approved

2015

Severe Storms and Flooding

14 households applied for aid $12K aid approved

2005

Severe Ice Storm

$19K to the City of Inman for repairs

2004

Tropical Storm Frances

1 household applied for aid

2002

Severe Ice Storm

$25K to the City of Inman for repairs

Spartanburg County has had 19 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. Inman covers 1 census tract, combined by population.

Money that reached townFlood claims are matched to Inman’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the City of Inman. 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 Inman total about $1.2M 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.

Inman, SC natural hazards

How exposed is Inman?

What Inman faces

Inland flooding

Cold waves

Earthquakes

Tornadoes

Lower here

Not a risk here

Does Inman flood?

5 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

Hurricane Helene

Severe Storms and Flooding

Severe Ice Storm

Tropical Storm Frances

Severe Ice Storm

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