Williams Grove School · Photo: Gjm1761 · CC BY-SA 4.0Less hazard damage per building is expected in Angier than in 67% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Angier gets a B+ for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 67% of U.S. towns, #68 of 290 in North Carolina. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (66%), then hurricanes (18%). FEMA’s files show no paid flood insurance claims here.
Graded on FEMA’s expected yearly building damage per dollar of building value (NRI v1.20, December 2025), weighted by where residents live; flood claims are shown, not graded. How hazard risk is graded
What Angier 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.
What’s behind Angier’s grade
River and rain flooding is 66% of the building damage FEMA expects in Angier, and Angier’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 62% of U.S. census tracts. Next is hurricanes at 18% (higher than 83% of U.S. census tracts).
B+ #68 of 290 in North Carolina; lower expected damage per building than 67% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Angier’s residents live in 6 census tracts; FEMA’s figures are combined by where they live.
The typical North Carolina town has lower expected damage than 51% of U.S. towns; within the state, Angier has less expected damage per building than 77% of North Carolina towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $1.2M a year in losses across Angier: $809K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Angier flood? No paid flood claims on record
FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Angier. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.
Angier isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Harnett County.8 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Angier
Disasters that paid out in Angier itself (aid to households or repair grants to the Town of Angier), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2018Hurricane Florence78 households applied for aid$20K aid approved$81K to the Town of Angier for repairs
- 2016Hurricane Matthew114 households applied for aid$20K aid approved$35K to the Town of Angier for repairs
- 2011Hurricane Irene3 households applied for aid$2K aid approved
- 2011Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding9 households applied for aid$5K aid approved
- 2003Hurricane Isabel9 households applied for aid$3K aid approved
- 2002Severe Ice Storm$14K to the Town of Angier for repairs
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- 2000Severe Winter Storm$4K to the Town of Angier for repairs
- 1999Hurricane Floyd Major Disaster Declarations$43K to the Town of Angier for repairs
Harnett County has had 18 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often hurricanes and tropical storms, then winter storms. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.
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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 Angier
Is Angier at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Angier has lower expected damage per building than 67% of U.S. towns: B+ for hazard risk, #68 of 290 in North Carolina. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (66%) and hurricanes (18%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Is Angier 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 Harnett County, 49% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.7% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Angier?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Angier’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 Angier?
By FEMA money that reached Angier, Hurricane Florence (2018): 78 households applied for aid, $20K approved, and $81K to the Town of Angier for repairs.
Is Angier at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (66%), and Angier’s rate for it is lower than 62% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Angier.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Angier’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.