Alamance County, North Carolina: hazard risk
FEMA rates Alamance County's overall risk Relatively Low (score 77.1 of 100, higher than 77% of rated U.S. counties); 3 of its 14 hazards are rated Relatively High or Very High, led by winter weather, ice storm, lightning. Its storm record holds 532 events since 1950.
FEMA's rating for each hazard
These are FEMA's county-wide model ratings and this county's storm record. They are not an assessment of any property, address or building, and not insurance advice: a property's risk depends on its own elevation, construction and location.
FEMA gives each hazard its own rating, and a rating does not follow the score from one hazard to the next: a hazard with a higher score can carry a lower rating than another. The table sorts by FEMA's rating, then by score (0 to 100, the county against every other county for that hazard).
| Hazard | Risk rating | Score | Expected annual loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Weather | Relatively High | 88.2 | $401K |
| Ice Storm | Relatively High | 84.0 | $627K |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 82.3 | $911K |
| Riverine Flooding | Relatively Moderate | 83.9 | $27M |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 82.3 | $4.9M |
| Hurricane | Relatively Moderate | 81.9 | $2.7M |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 77.6 | $867K |
| Strong Wind | Relatively Moderate | 56.1 | $729K |
| Heat Wave | Relatively Low | 73.8 | $1.2M |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 72.9 | $1.1M |
| Cold Wave | Relatively Low | 50.5 | $1.1M |
| Drought | Relatively Low | 48.9 | $151K |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 30.9 | $17K |
| Landslide | Very Low | 29.7 | $336 |
Source: FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 release. A model of future loss, not a count of past events. FEMA's National Risk Index map.
What the record holds
| Hazard | Records | Deaths | Damage | Rank in state | Rank in U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 253 | 0 | $2.0M | 23rd of 100 | 318th of 3,080 |
| Hail | 92 | 0 | $181K | 42nd of 100 | 987th of 3,080 |
| Winter storms | 82 | 0 | $651K | 34th of 100 | 740th of 3,077 |
| Floods | 53 | 2 | $10M | 28th of 100 | 740th of 3,080 |
| High wind and dust storms | 19 | 0 | $1.7M | 43rd of 100 | 1022nd of 3,080 |
| Tornadoes | 10 | 0 | $3.7M | 55th of 100 | 1859th of 3,080 |
| Lightning | 7 | 1 | $335K | 42nd of 100 | 503rd of 3,080 |
| Hurricanes and tropical storms | 6 | 1 | $6.2B | 49th of 100 | 392nd of 1,849 |
| Heat | 4 | 0 | – | 35th of 100 | 1506th of 3,076 |
| Heavy rain | 4 | 0 | – | 44th of 100 | 906th of 3,080 |
| Extreme cold | 2 | 0 | – | 64th of 100 | 2322nd of 3,076 |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 1950 to 2026-06-30; damage in 2025 dollars. Search the record at NCEI.
The full Alamance County record: every hazard by year and month, the deadliest events and FEMA's declarations.