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Natural hazards in Pineville · FEMA

Storms, floods and disasters in Pineville

Pineville isn’t graded for hazard risk: Pineville has 468 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more. Flood insurance has paid 36 claims here since 1996.

Flood claims
36
paid since 1996 · $635K
Flooded more than once
6
properties
Disasters paid out here
11
of 24 declared for Wyoming County
By hazard

What Pineville 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

98%of expected building damage
Well above average · in the top 1% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once a year in the area
Smaller shares here
 Earthquakes Wildfire Hurricanes Strong wind Hail Tornadoes Winter storms Ice storms Cold waves Heat waves Landslides top 3% Lightning Avalanches top 1%
FEMA models no building damage here
Coastal floodingTsunamisVolcanic activity
People, not buildings.Counting harm to people as well as buildings, FEMA’s model puts cold waves at 10% of Pineville’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 Pineville flood? Sometimes: 36 flood claims since 1996

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

Paid flood claims, by year
1996: 4 claims1997: 0 claims1998: 0 claims1999: 0 claims2000: 0 claims2001: 19 claims2002: 0 claims2003: 4 claims2004: 0 claims2005: 0 claims2006: 0 claims2007: 0 claims2008: 0 claims2009: 7 claims2010: 2 claims2011: 0 claims2012: 0 claims2013: 0 claims2014: 0 claims2015: 0 claims2016: 0 claims2017: 0 claims2018: 0 claims2019: 0 claims2020: 0 claims2021: 0 claims2022: 0 claims2023: 0 claims2024: 0 claims2025: 0 claims2026: 0 claims199620012009
19962026
Biggest named events
  • The Storm7 claims · $178K
36
paid claims since 1996
$635K
paid to owners
6
homes flooded more than once
$18K
average claim
Homes that flooded again and again
FEMA “severe repetitive loss” (0)Flooded 2+ times
of homes in flood zones are insured
of all homes are insured
No community discount

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

Insurance rates: Wyoming County.
What’s been done with FEMA grants
10flood-prone properties bought out and cleared
Disasters

11 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Pineville

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

  1. 2025Severe Storm, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides57 households applied for aid$424K aid approved$40K to the Town of Pineville for repairs
  2. 2015Severe Winter Storm, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides$7K to the Town of Pineville for repairs
  3. 2012Hurricane Sandy$1K to the Town of Pineville for repairs
  4. 2012Severe Storms and Straight-line Winds1 households applied for aid$2K to the Town of Pineville for repairs
  5. 2010Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides42 households applied for aid$128K aid approved2 flood claims paid that year
  6. 2009Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm$5K to the Town of Pineville for repairs
Show all 11
  1. 2009Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides121 households applied for aid$145K aid approved
  2. 2004Severe Storms, Flooding, and Landslides81 households applied for aid$247K aid approved
  3. 2003Severe Storms, Flooding, and Landslides64 households applied for aid$163K aid approved
  4. 2003Severe Storms, Flooding, and Landslides24 households applied for aid$57K aid approved
  5. 2003Severe Winter Storm, Record/near Record Snow, Heavy Rains, Flooding and Landslides25 households applied for aid$75K aid approved
Disasters declared, by decade
Paid out in PinevilleWyoming County only

Wyoming County has had 24 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often severe storms, then floods. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.

Also 1 FEMA wildfire suppression grant (Fire Management Assistance, not a disaster declaration) for fires in Wyoming County, 2001–2001.

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Be ready

Get ready for what Pineville 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.
More from Ready.gov ↗
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 Pineville

Does Pineville flood?

Flood insurance has paid 36 claims in Pineville since 1996, $635K in all. 6 properties have flooded more than once. The most claims came from Storm (7).

Is Pineville 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 Wyoming County, 18% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 2.9% of all homes do.

How much is flood insurance in Pineville?

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

By FEMA money that reached Pineville, Severe Storm, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides (2025): 57 households applied for aid, $424K approved, and $40K to the Town of Pineville for repairs. By flood claims, Storm: 7 paid, $178K.

Storm stories

Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Pineville.

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