Photo: April W. Holdridge · CC BY-SA 4.0Storms, floods and disasters in Castleberry
Castleberry isn’t graded for hazard risk: Castleberry has 279 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more. Flood insurance has paid 1 claim here since 1979.
What Castleberry faces
Each hazard’s share of the building damage FEMA expects here, and how its rate compares with the rest of the country.
River and rain flooding
Hurricanes
Tornadoes
Shares are of FEMA’s expected building damage, the measure the grade uses; ranks compare each hazard’s building-damage rate with all 85,154 U.S. census tracts. In FEMA’s terms, river and rain flooding is FEMA’s “Inland Flooding” (rivers and streams overflowing their banks, or rain overwhelming drainage). FEMA defines coastal flooding as high or rising tides and storm surge, so surge damage is counted there. Drought isn’t listed: FEMA counts its losses in crops only.
Does Castleberry flood? Rarely: 1 flood claim since 1979
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Castleberry, from FEMA’s records.
- Hurricane Frederic1 claim · $7K
Castleberry isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Conecuh County.3 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Castleberry
Disasters that paid out in Castleberry itself (aid to households or repair grants to the Town of Castleberry), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2020Hurricane Sally4 households applied for aid$12K aid approved$4K to the Town of Castleberry for repairs
- 2005Hurricane Dennis5 households applied for aid$2K aid approved$1K to the Town of Castleberry for repairs
- 2004Hurricane Ivan661 households applied for aid$926K aid approved$143K to the Town of Castleberry for repairs
Conecuh County has had 23 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often hurricanes and tropical storms, then severe storms.
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A short kit for the hazards that drive the building damage here, what to check before you buy, and where neighbors get alerts.
- Turn around at flooded roads: a foot of moving water can carry off a car.
- Flood insurance usually takes 30 days to start, so buy it before the forecast.
- Keep papers and medicines up high, in a grab-and-go bag.
- The season runs June through November and peaks from mid-August to mid-October.
- Bring in porch furniture and anything the wind can throw.
- Fill the gas tank and charge phones before the storm arrives.
- Pick your spot now: the lowest floor, an inside room, no windows.
- A watch means be ready; a warning means take cover now.
- Keep shoes and a flashlight by the bed.
- Look up the address on FEMA’s flood map.
- Ask the seller or landlord whether it has ever flooded, and what flood insurance costs there.
- Get a flood insurance quote early: policies usually start 30 days after you buy.
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Questions about natural hazards in Castleberry
Does Castleberry flood?
Flood insurance has paid 1 claim in Castleberry since 1979, $7K in all. The most claims came from Hurricane Frederic (1).
Is Castleberry in a flood zone?
Flood zones are drawn street by street, so the answer depends on the address: look it up on FEMA’s flood map. In Conecuh County, 2% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.0% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Castleberry?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Castleberry’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.
What was the biggest storm in Castleberry?
By FEMA money that reached Castleberry, Hurricane Ivan (2004): 661 households applied for aid, $926K approved, and $143K to the Town of Castleberry for repairs. By flood claims, Hurricane Frederic: 1 paid, $7K.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Castleberry.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Castleberry’s residents lived in the 2020 census; 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. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. Preparedness tips: Ready.gov. FEMA’s model is an average of expected damage, not a forecast. How hazard risk is graded.