Natural hazards · Ravenel

Ravenel, SC natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Ravenel comes from hurricanes, and overall the risk is very high for a U.S. community. 4 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

Expected damage

How exposed is Ravenel?

Very high

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Ravenel to be higher than in 95% of U.S. communities, mostly from hurricanes and earthquakes.

Hurricanes56%Earthquakes23%Inland flooding10%Everything else11%

By hazard

What Ravenel faces

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

Hurricanes

56% 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 88% of U.S. places

Inland flooding

10% of expected damage

Well below average · higher than 21% of U.S. places

Recorded about 4 times a year in the area

Lower here

Coastal floodingTornadoesHailIce 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 Ravenel flood?

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

of homes in flood zones
are insured

of all homes
are insured

🏷️ 25% off flood insurance. Ravenel is in FEMA’s Community Rating System (class 5) for its flood-proofing work.

Insurance rates: Charleston County.

Disasters that hit Ravenel

4 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into RavenelDeclared for Charleston County only

2022

Hurricane Ian

50 households applied for aid $68K aid approved

2016

Hurricane Matthew

112 households applied for aid $88K aid approved

2015

Severe Storms and Flooding

219 households applied for aid $118K aid approved

2004

Tropical Storm Frances

20 households applied for aid $14K aid approved

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

Around Ravenel

Ravenel and the towns around it

Very lowLowModerateHighVery high

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