Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0Storms, floods and disasters in Aquasco
Aquasco isn’t graded for hazard risk: Aquasco has 719 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more. Flood insurance has paid 1 claim here since 2003.
What Aquasco 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
Coastal flooding
Earthquakes
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 Aquasco flood? Rarely: 1 flood claim since 2003
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Aquasco, from FEMA’s records.
- Hurricane Isabel1 claim · $242
Aquasco isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Prince George's County.1 federal disaster brought FEMA money to Aquasco
Disasters that paid out in Aquasco itself (aid to households or repair grants to Aquasco), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2003Hurricane Isabel2 households applied for aid$7K aid approved1 flood claim paid for it, $242
Prince George's County has had 15 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often winter storms, then floods. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.
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How expected damage per building compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baden | A+less damage than 98% | river and rain flooding | 2 |
| Hughesville | A+less damage than 98% | river and rain flooding | — |
Hazard risk = FEMA’s expected yearly building damage per dollar of building value, vs. the 21,298 U.S. towns we grade; the map is shaded by fifths of the same scale. Flood claims = paid federal flood insurance claims on record.
Get ready for what Aquasco faces
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.
- Know your evacuation zone and the way off the coast.
- Storm surge comes fast: leave when you’re told, not when the water arrives.
- Move cars to high ground before king tides and nor’easters.
- Drop, cover and hold on.
- Strap tall furniture and the water heater to the wall.
- Know how to shut off the gas.
- 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 Aquasco
Does Aquasco flood?
Flood insurance has paid 1 claim in Aquasco since 2003, $242 in all. The most claims came from Hurricane Isabel (1).
Is Aquasco 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 Prince George's County, 0.9% of all homes carry federal flood insurance.
How much is flood insurance in Aquasco?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Aquasco’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 Aquasco?
By FEMA money that reached Aquasco, Hurricane Isabel (2003): 2 households applied for aid, $7K approved. By flood claims, Hurricane Isabel: 1 paid, $242.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Aquasco.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Aquasco’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.