Aberdeen · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainFEMA expects less hazard damage per building in Prince George than in 89% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Prince George gets an A for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 89% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (70%), then hurricanes (16%). 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 Prince George 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
Earthquakes
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 Prince George’s grade
River and rain flooding is 70% of the building damage FEMA expects in Prince George, and Prince George’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 78% of U.S. census tracts. Next is hurricanes at 16% (higher than 82% of U.S. census tracts).
A lower expected damage per building than 89% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Prince George’s residents live in 2 census tracts; FEMA’s figures are combined by where they live.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $529K a year in losses across Prince George: $292K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Prince George flood? No paid flood claims on record
FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Prince George. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.
Prince George isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Prince George County.2 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Prince George
Disasters that paid out in Prince George itself (aid to households or repair grants to Prince George), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2004Severe Storms, Flooding and Tornadoes Associated W Td Gaston1 households applied for aid$3K aid approved
- 2003Hurricane Isabel352 households applied for aid$170K aid approved
Prince George County has had 16 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often winter storms, then hurricanes and tropical 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.
- Drop, cover and hold on.
- Strap tall furniture and the water heater to the wall.
- Know how to shut off the gas.
- 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 Prince George
Is Prince George at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Prince George has lower expected damage per building than 89% of U.S. towns: A for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (70%) and hurricanes (16%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Is Prince George 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 Prince George County, 20% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.6% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Prince George?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Prince George’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 Prince George?
By FEMA money that reached Prince George, Hurricane Isabel (2003): 352 households applied for aid, $170K approved.
Is Prince George at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (70%), and Prince George’s rate for it is lower than 78% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Prince George.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Prince George’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.