Natural hazards · Meggett

Meggett, SC natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Meggett comes from hurricanes, and overall the risk is very high for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 19 claims here since 2015. 5 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

Expected damage

How exposed is Meggett?

Very high

vs. U.S. communities

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

Hurricanes50%Earthquakes23%Inland flooding10%Coastal flooding10%Everything else7%

By hazard

What Meggett faces

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

Hurricanes

50% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 98% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 3 years in the area

Earthquakes

23% of expected damage

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

Inland flooding

10% of expected damage

Well below average · higher than 23% of U.S. places

Recorded about 4 times a year in the area

Coastal flooding

10% of expected damage

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

Lower here

TornadoesHailIce stormsWinter weatherCold wavesHeat wavesWildfireLandslidesStrong 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 Meggett flood?

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

19paid claims since 2015

$352Kpaid to owners

2homes flooded more than once

20152026

Biggest named events

Hurricane Irma: 9 claims, $252K
Hurricane Matthew: 5 claims, $82K
October severe storms: 3 claims, $7K

Homes that flooded again and again

■ FEMA “severe repetitive loss” (0) ■ flooded 2+ times

of homes in flood zones
are insured

of all homes
are insured

🏷️ 20% off flood insurance. Meggett is in FEMA’s Community Rating System (class 6) for its flood-proofing work.

Insurance rates: Charleston County.

Disasters that hit Meggett

5 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into MeggettDeclared for Charleston County only

2022

Hurricane Ian

$6K to the Town of Meggett for repairs

2019

Hurricane Dorian

$9K to the Town of Meggett for repairs

2017

Hurricane Irma

$6K to the Town of Meggett for repairs

2016

Hurricane Matthew

3 households applied for aid $24K to the Town of Meggett for repairs

2015

Severe Storms and Flooding

1 household applied for aid $1K aid approved

Charleston County has had 18 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often hurricanes and severe storms.

Around Meggett

Meggett and the towns around it

Very lowLowModerateHighVery high

Meggettmostly hurricanesVery high

Hollywoodmostly hurricanesVery high

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. Meggett covers 1 census tract, combined by population.

Money that reached townFlood claims are matched to Meggett’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the Town of Meggett. 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 Meggett total about $2.9M 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.