Natural hazards · Stanaford

Stanaford, WV natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Stanaford comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is very low for a U.S. community. 5 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

Expected damage

How exposed is Stanaford?

Very low

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Stanaford to be higher than in 4% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding.

Inland flooding71%Cold waves7%Strong wind5%Everything else17%

By hazard

What Stanaford faces

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

Inland flooding

71% of expected damage

Well below average · higher than 15% of U.S. places

Recorded about 2 times a year in the area

Cold waves

7% of expected damage

Well above average · among the top 1% of U.S. places

Recorded about 2 times a year in the area

Strong wind

5% of expected damage

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

Recorded about once a year in the area

Lower here

HurricanesTornadoesHailIce stormsWinter weatherHeat wavesWildfireEarthquakesLandslidesLightningAvalanches

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 Stanaford flood?

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

of homes in flood zones
are insured

of all homes
are insured

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

Insurance rates: Raleigh County.

Disasters that hit Stanaford

5 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into StanafordDeclared for Raleigh County only

2012

Severe Storms and Straight-Line Winds

2 households applied for aid

2010

Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides

1 household applied for aid $1K aid approved

2004

Severe Storms, Flooding, and Landslides

1 household applied for aid $2K aid approved

2003

Severe Storms, Flooding, and Landslides

2 households applied for aid $4K aid approved

2003

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

2 households applied for aid $2K aid approved

Raleigh County has had 25 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. Stanaford 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 Stanaford’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to Stanaford. 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.

Stanaford, WV natural hazards

How exposed is Stanaford?

What Stanaford faces

Inland flooding

Cold waves

Strong wind

Lower here

Not a risk here

Does Stanaford flood?

5 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

Severe Storms and Straight-Line Winds

Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides

Severe Storms, Flooding, and Landslides

Severe Storms, Flooding, and Landslides

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

How to read this page

Where to, neighbor?

Matches

Nearby