Storms, floods and disasters in Aulander
Aulander isn’t graded for hazard risk: Aulander has 689 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more. Flood insurance has paid 9 claims here since 2001.
What Aulander faces
Each hazard’s share of the building damage FEMA expects here, and how its rate compares with the rest of the country.
Hurricanes
River and rain flooding
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 Aulander flood? Rarely: 9 flood claims since 2001
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Aulander, from FEMA’s records.
- Hurricane Matthew3 claims · $31K
- Hurricane Helene1 claim · $15K
Aulander isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Bertie County.5 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Aulander
Disasters that paid out in Aulander itself (aid to households or repair grants to the Town of Aulander), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2016Hurricane Matthew97 households applied for aid$31K aid approved$26K to the Town of Aulander for repairs3 flood claims paid for it, $31K
- 2011Hurricane Irene125 households applied for aid$246K aid approved
- 2010Severe Storms, Flooding, and Straight-line Winds42 households applied for aid$63K aid approved1 flood claim paid that year
- 2003Hurricane Isabel446 households applied for aid$372K aid approved$49K to the Town of Aulander for repairs
- 1999Hurricane Floyd Major Disaster Declarations$261K to the Town of Aulander for repairs
Bertie County has had 21 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 Aulander
Does Aulander flood?
Flood insurance has paid 9 claims in Aulander since 2001, $70K in all. 2 properties have flooded more than once. The most claims came from Hurricane Matthew (3).
Is Aulander 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 Bertie County, 14% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.9% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Aulander?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Aulander’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 Aulander?
By FEMA money that reached Aulander, Hurricane Isabel (2003): 446 households applied for aid, $372K approved, and $49K to the Town of Aulander for repairs. By flood claims, Hurricane Matthew: 3 paid, $31K.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Aulander.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Aulander’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.