Natural hazards · Gassaway

Gassaway, WV natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Gassaway comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is very high for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 1 claim here since 2015. 4 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

Expected damage

How exposed is Gassaway?

Very high

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Gassaway to be higher than in 87% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding.

Inland flooding91%Everything else9%

By hazard

What Gassaway faces

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

Inland flooding

91% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 97% of U.S. places

Recorded about 2 times a year in the area

Lower here

HurricanesTornadoesHailIce stormsWinter weatherCold wavesHeat wavesWildfireEarthquakesLandslidesStrong windLightningAvalanches

Not a risk here

Coastal floodingDroughtTsunamisVolcanic 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 Gassaway flood?

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

1paid claims since 2015

$33Kpaid to owners

0homes flooded more than once

20152026

of homes in flood zones
are insured

of all homes
are insured

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

Insurance rates: Braxton County.

Disasters that hit Gassaway

4 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into GassawayDeclared for Braxton County only

2008

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Mudslides, and

1 household applied for aid

2004

Severe Storms, Flooding, and Landslides

22 households applied for aid $44K aid approved

2003

Severe Storms, Flooding, and Landslides

12 households applied for aid $18K aid approved

2003

Severe Winter Storm, Record/Near Record Snow, Heavy Rains, Flooding and Landslides

7 households applied for aid

Braxton County has had 20 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often severe storms and floods.

About these numbers

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

Gassaway, WV natural hazards

How exposed is Gassaway?

What Gassaway faces

Inland flooding

Lower here

Not a risk here

Does Gassaway flood?

4 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Mudslides, and

Severe Storms, Flooding, and Landslides

Severe Storms, Flooding, and Landslides

Severe Winter Storm, Record/Near Record Snow, Heavy Rains, Flooding and Landslides

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