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Natural hazards in Teachey · FEMA

Storms, floods and disasters in Teachey

Teachey isn’t graded for hazard risk: Teachey has 427 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more. Flood insurance has paid 1 claim here since 2018.

Flood claims
1
paid since 2018 · $2K
Disasters paid out here
4
of 19 declared for Duplin County
By hazard

What Teachey faces

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

Hurricanes

72%of expected building damage
Well above average · in the top 3% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once every 3 years in the area

River and rain flooding

21%of expected building damage
About average · lower than 58% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once a year in the area
Smaller shares here
 Tornadoes Earthquakes Strong wind Ice storms Wildfire Hail Winter storms Lightning Cold waves Heat waves Landslides
FEMA models no building damage here
Coastal floodingAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic activity

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.

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 Teachey flood? Rarely: 1 flood claim since 2018

Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Teachey, from FEMA’s records.

Paid flood claims, by year
2018: 1 claim2019: 0 claims2020: 0 claims2021: 0 claims2022: 0 claims2023: 0 claims2024: 0 claims2025: 0 claims2026: 0 claims2018
20182026
Biggest named events
  • Hurricane Florence1 claim · $2K
1
paid claims since 2018
$2K
paid to owners
0
homes flooded more than once
$2K
average claim
of homes in flood zones are insured
of all homes are insured
No community discount

Teachey isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.

Insurance rates: Duplin County.
Disasters

4 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Teachey

Disasters that paid out in Teachey itself (aid to households or repair grants to the Town of Teachey), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.

  1. 2018Hurricane Florence165 households applied for aid$74K aid approved$29K to the Town of Teachey for repairs1 flood claim paid for it, $2K
  2. 2016Hurricane Matthew57 households applied for aid$28K aid approved$12K to the Town of Teachey for repairs
  3. 2011Hurricane Irene34 households applied for aid$8K aid approved
  4. 2003Hurricane Isabel41 households applied for aid$24K aid approved
Disasters declared, by decade
Paid out in TeacheyDuplin County only

Duplin County has had 19 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often hurricanes and tropical storms, then severe storms. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.

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Get ready for what Teachey faces

A short kit for the hazards that drive the building damage here, what to check before you buy, and where neighbors get alerts.

Hurricane season
  • 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.
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When the river rises
  • 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.
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Before you buy or rent
  • 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.
When a storm is coming
Forecast and alertsWeather →911, the nearest ERSafety →

Know where neighbors sign up for alerts? Add it to the Handbook so everyone has it.

Questions about natural hazards in Teachey

Does Teachey flood?

Flood insurance has paid 1 claim in Teachey since 2018, $2K in all. The most claims came from Hurricane Florence (1).

Is Teachey 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 Duplin County, 30% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 2.6% of all homes do.

How much is flood insurance in Teachey?

FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Teachey’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 Teachey?

By FEMA money that reached Teachey, Hurricane Florence (2018): 165 households applied for aid, $74K approved, and $29K to the Town of Teachey for repairs. By flood claims, Hurricane Florence: 1 paid, $2K.

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Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Teachey’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.