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Natural hazards in Hungerford · FEMA

Storms, floods and disasters in Hungerford

Hungerford isn’t graded for hazard risk: Hungerford has 171 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more.

Flood claims
0
paid since 1978 · $0
Disasters paid out here
3
of 20 declared for Wharton County
By hazard

What Hungerford 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

54%of expected building damage
Well above average · higher than 81% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once a year in the area

Hurricanes

42%of expected building damage
Well above average · in the top 6% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once every 10 years in the area
Smaller shares here
 Tornadoes Hail Strong wind Wildfire Earthquakes Winter storms Ice storms Cold waves Heat waves Landslides Lightning
FEMA models no building damage here
Coastal floodingAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic activity
People, not buildings.Counting harm to people as well as buildings, FEMA’s model puts cold waves at 15% of Hungerford’s expected losses. Cold waves do little damage to buildings (0.0%), so they aren’t part of the grade.

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 Hungerford flood? No paid flood claims on record

FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Hungerford. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.

of homes in flood zones are insured
of all homes are insured
No community discount

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

Insurance rates: Wharton County.
Disasters

3 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Hungerford

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

  1. 2024Hurricane Beryl85 households applied for aid$102K aid approved
  2. 2021Severe Winter Storms11 households applied for aid$12K aid approved
  3. 2017Hurricane Harvey64 households applied for aid$46K aid approved
Disasters declared, by decade
Paid out in HungerfordWharton County only

Wharton County has had 20 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 Hungerford faces

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

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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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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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 Hungerford

Is Hungerford 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 Wharton County, 22% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 10.0% of all homes do.

How much is flood insurance in Hungerford?

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

By FEMA money that reached Hungerford, Hurricane Beryl (2024): 85 households applied for aid, $102K approved.

Storm stories

Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Hungerford.

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