Natural hazards · Newburg

Newburg, WV natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Newburg comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is high for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 1 claim here since 2001. 3 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

Expected damage

How exposed is Newburg?

High

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Newburg to be higher than in 77% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding.

Inland flooding87%Everything else13%

By hazard

What Newburg faces

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

Inland flooding

87% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 93% 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 Newburg flood?

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

1paid claims since 2001

$4Kpaid to owners

0homes flooded more than once

20012026

of homes in flood zones
are insured

of all homes
are insured

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

Insurance rates: Preston County.

Disasters that hit Newburg

3 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into NewburgDeclared for Preston County only

2012

Hurricane Sandy

$3K to the Town of Newburg for repairs

2012

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides

12 households applied for aid $27K aid approved

2003

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

$1K to the Town of Newburg for repairs

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

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