Natural hazards · King William

King William, VA natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in King William comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is moderate for a U.S. community. 2 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

Expected damage

How exposed is King William?

Moderate

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in King William to be higher than in 49% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and drought.

Inland flooding40%Drought38%Hurricanes7%Everything else15%

By hazard

What King William faces

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

Inland flooding

40% of expected damage

Above average · higher than 66% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 2 years in the area

Drought

38% of expected damage

Recorded about 4 times a year in the area

Hurricanes

7% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 81% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 7 years in the area

Lower here

Coastal floodingTornadoesHailIce stormsWinter weatherCold wavesHeat wavesWildfireEarthquakesLandslidesStrong windLightning

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 King William flood?

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

of homes in flood zones
are insured

of all homes
are insured

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

Insurance rates: King William County.

What’s been done with FEMA grants

1flood-prone properties bought out and cleared

Disasters that hit King William

2 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

Disasters the President declared that paid out in King William itself: aid to households, or repair grants to King William.

Brought FEMA money into King WilliamDeclared for King William County only

2004

Severe Storms, Flooding and Tornadoes Associated W Td Gaston

11 households applied for aid $13K aid approved

2003

Hurricane Isabel

84 households applied for aid $59K aid approved

King William County has had 21 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often hurricanes and winter 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. King William 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 King William’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to King William. 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.