Storms, floods and disasters in Piney View
Piney View isn’t graded for hazard risk: Piney View has 986 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more. Flood insurance has paid 8 claims here since 1993.
What Piney View 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.
Does Piney View flood? Rarely: 8 flood claims since 1993
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Piney View, from FEMA’s records.
Piney View isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Raleigh County.4 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Piney View
Disasters that paid out in Piney View itself (aid to households or repair grants to Piney View), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2012Severe Storms and Straight-line Winds5 households applied for aid$403 aid approved
- 2010Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides5 households applied for aid$11K aid approved1 flood claim paid that year
- 2004Severe Storms, Flooding, and Landslides4 households applied for aid$10K aid approved
- 2003Severe Storms, Flooding, and Landslides2 households applied for aid$5K aid approved1 flood claim paid that year
Raleigh County has had 23 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 Raleigh County, 2001–2001.
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How expected damage per building compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanaford | A+less damage than 98% | river and rain flooding | — |
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 Piney View 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.
Know where neighbors sign up for alerts? Add it to the Handbook so everyone has it.
Questions about natural hazards in Piney View
Does Piney View flood?
Flood insurance has paid 8 claims in Piney View since 1993, $76K in all.
Is Piney View 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 Raleigh County, 5% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.4% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Piney View?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Piney View’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 Piney View?
By FEMA money that reached Piney View, Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides (2010): 5 households applied for aid, $11K approved.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Piney View.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Piney View’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.