Natural hazards · Tunnelton

Tunnelton, WV natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Tunnelton comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is very high for a U.S. community. 4 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

Expected damage

How exposed is Tunnelton?

Very high

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Tunnelton to be higher than in 89% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding.

Inland flooding92%Everything else8%

By hazard

What Tunnelton faces

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

Inland flooding

92% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 98% of U.S. places

Recorded about 2 times a year in the area

Lower here

HurricanesTornadoesHailIce stormsWinter weatherCold wavesHeat wavesWildfireEarthquakesLandslidesStrong windLightningDroughtAvalanches

Not a risk here

Coastal floodingTsunamisVolcanic 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 Tunnelton flood?

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

of homes in flood zones
are insured

of all homes
are insured

No community discount. Tunnelton 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 Tunnelton

4 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into TunneltonDeclared for Preston County only

2012

Hurricane Sandy

$3K to the Town of Tunnelton for repairs

2012

Severe Storms and Straight-Line Winds

$3K to the Town of Tunnelton for repairs

2012

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides

2 households applied for aid $7K aid approved

2003

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

$2K to the Town of Tunnelton 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. Tunnelton 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 Tunnelton’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the Town of Tunnelton. 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.

Tunnelton, WV natural hazards

How exposed is Tunnelton?

What Tunnelton faces

Inland flooding

Lower here

Not a risk here

Does Tunnelton flood?

4 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

Hurricane Sandy

Severe Storms and Straight-Line Winds

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides

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

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