Natural hazards · Prince George

Prince George, VA natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Prince George comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is very low 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 Prince George?

Very low

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Prince George to be higher than in 16% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding.

Inland flooding49%Hurricanes12%Tornadoes9%Earthquakes7%Drought7%Cold waves5%Everything else13%

By hazard

What Prince George faces

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

Inland flooding

49% of expected damage

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

Recorded about once every 2 years in the area

Hurricanes

12% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 82% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 6 years in the area

Tornadoes

9% of expected damage

Below average · higher than 45% of U.S. places

Earthquakes

7% of expected damage

Above average · higher than 63% of U.S. places

Drought

7% of expected damage

Recorded about 4 times a year in the area

Cold waves

5% of expected damage

Above average · higher than 70% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 2 years in the area

Lower here

Coastal floodingHailIce stormsWinter weatherWildfireLandslidesStrong 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 Prince George flood?

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

of homes in flood zones
are insured

of all homes
are insured

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

Insurance rates: Prince George County.

Disasters that hit Prince George

2 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into Prince GeorgeDeclared for Prince George County only

2004

Severe Storms, Flooding and Tornadoes Associated W Td Gaston

1 household applied for aid $3K aid approved

2003

Hurricane Isabel

352 households applied for aid $170K aid approved

Prince George County has had 17 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. Prince George covers 1 census tract, combined by population.

Money that reached townFlood claims are matched to Prince George’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to Prince George. 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 Prince George total about $1.3M 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.