FEMA puts Greig’s expected hazard damage per building above that of 66% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Greig gets a C for hazard risk: higher expected damage per building than 66% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (92%). Flood insurance has paid 6 claims here since 1983.
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 Greig 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
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 Greig’s grade
River and rain flooding is 92% of the building damage FEMA expects in Greig, and Greig’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is higher than 83% of U.S. census tracts. Ice storms add 3%, at a rate in the top 6% of U.S. census tracts.
C higher expected damage per building than 66% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Greig’s residents live in 3 census tracts; FEMA’s figures are combined by where they live.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $484K a year in losses across Greig: $441K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Greig flood? Rarely: 6 flood claims since 1983
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Greig, from FEMA’s records: 5.3 per 1,000 homes, more than 61% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
Greig isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Lewis County.5 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Greig
Disasters that paid out in Greig itself (aid to households or repair grants to the Town of Greig), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2011Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, and Straight-line Winds$35K to the Town of Greig for repairs
- 2007Record Snow and Near Record Snow$16K to the Town of Greig for repairs
- 2004Snow$8K to the Town of Greig for repairs
- 2000Severe Storms and Flooding$4K to the Town of Greig for repairs
- 1999Snow$5K to the Town of Greig for repairs
Lewis County has had 22 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often winter storms, then severe storms. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees; the 2001 World Trade Center declarations.
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Greig is 4th of the 5 graded towns here, from least expected damage per building to most. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martinsburg | Bless damage than 62% | river and rain flooding | 2 |
| Webb | B−more damage than 51% | river and rain flooding | 1 |
| Lyonsdale | C+more damage than 55% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Greig | Cmore damage than 66% | river and rain flooding | 6 |
| Watson | C−more damage than 76% | river and rain flooding | 4 |
| Turin | — | not graded yet | |
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 Greig 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.
- 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 Greig
Is Greig at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Greig has higher expected damage per building than 66% of U.S. towns: C for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (92%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Does Greig flood?
Flood insurance has paid 6 claims in Greig since 1983, $35K in all, or 5.3 per 1,000 homes, more than 61% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record. 1 properties have flooded more than once.
Is Greig 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 Lewis County, 0.4% of all homes carry federal flood insurance.
How much is flood insurance in Greig?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Greig’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 Greig?
By FEMA money that reached Greig, Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, and Straight-line Winds (2011): $35K to the Town of Greig for repairs.
Is Greig at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (92%), and Greig’s rate for it is higher than 83% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Greig.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Greig’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.