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Natural hazards in Quinwood · FEMA

Storms, floods and disasters in Quinwood

Quinwood isn’t graded for hazard risk: Quinwood has 221 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more. Flood insurance has paid 1 claim here since 2003.

Flood claims
1
paid since 2003 · $3K
Disasters paid out here
6
of 22 declared for Greenbrier County
By hazard

What Quinwood 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 2% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about 2 times a year in the area
Smaller shares here
 Earthquakes Strong wind Hail Winter storms Hurricanes Tornadoes Ice storms Cold waves top 2% Wildfire Heat waves Landslides 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 16% of Quinwood’s expected losses. Cold waves do little damage to buildings (0.1%), 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 Quinwood flood? Rarely: 1 flood claim since 2003

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

Paid flood claims, by year
2003: 1 claim2004: 0 claims2005: 0 claims2006: 0 claims2007: 0 claims2008: 0 claims2009: 0 claims2010: 0 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 claims2003
20032026
1
paid claims since 2003
$3K
paid to owners
0
homes flooded more than once
$3K
average claim
of homes in flood zones are insured
of all homes are insured
No community discount

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

Insurance rates: Greenbrier County.
Disasters

6 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Quinwood

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

  1. 2024Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides1 households applied for aid$52K aid approved
  2. 2016Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides27 households applied for aid$32K aid approved
  3. 2012Severe Storms and Straight-line Winds24 households applied for aid$10K aid approved
  4. 2009Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm$2K to the Town of Quinwood for repairs
  5. 2003Severe Storms, Flooding, and Landslides8 households applied for aid$13K aid approved
  6. 2003Severe Winter Storm, Record/near Record Snow, Heavy Rains, Flooding and Landslides3 households applied for aid$825 aid approved
Disasters declared, by decade
Paid out in QuinwoodGreenbrier County only

Greenbrier County has had 22 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.

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Be ready

Get ready for what Quinwood 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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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 Quinwood

Does Quinwood flood?

Flood insurance has paid 1 claim in Quinwood since 2003, $3K in all.

Is Quinwood 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 Greenbrier County, 16% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 1.4% of all homes do.

How much is flood insurance in Quinwood?

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

By FEMA money that reached Quinwood, Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides (2024): 1 households applied for aid, $52K approved.

Storm stories

Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Quinwood.

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