Edgecombe County, North Carolina: hazard risk
FEMA rates Edgecombe County's overall risk Relatively Low (score 76.4 of 100, higher than 76% of rated U.S. counties); 2 of its 15 hazards are rated Relatively High or Very High, led by strong wind, winter weather. Its storm record holds 388 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Wind | Relatively High | 96.3 | $2.4M |
| Winter Weather | Relatively High | 96.0 | $554K |
| Hurricane | Relatively Moderate | 88.6 | $4.1M |
| Drought | Relatively Moderate | 88.4 | $1.0M |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 79.9 | $2.7M |
| Riverine Flooding | Relatively Moderate | 76.1 | $11M |
| Heat Wave | Relatively Low | 74.4 | $761K |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 63.6 | $291K |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 53.4 | $180K |
| Cold Wave | Relatively Low | 48.5 | $604K |
| Ice Storm | Relatively Low | 42.4 | $40K |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 57.3 | $271K |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 39.7 | $17K |
| Landslide | Very Low | 19.3 | $74 |
| Coastal Flooding | No Rating | 0.0 | $0 |
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 | 160 | 1 | $2.1M | 63rd of 100 | 1178th of 3,080 |
| Hail | 75 | 0 | – | 83rd of 100 | 1814th of 3,080 |
| Winter storms | 51 | 1 | $28K | 59th of 100 | 1483rd of 3,077 |
| Floods | 42 | 8 | $133M | 46th of 100 | 1093rd of 3,080 |
| High wind and dust storms | 19 | 0 | $58M | 51st of 100 | 1214th of 3,080 |
| Tornadoes | 13 | 0 | $3.8M | 54th of 100 | 1854th of 3,080 |
| Hurricanes and tropical storms | 12 | 0 | $4.8M | 31st of 100 | 279th of 1,849 |
| Heat | 7 | 1 | – | 19th of 100 | 1222nd of 3,076 |
| Heavy rain | 7 | 0 | – | 52nd of 100 | 1024th of 3,080 |
| Extreme cold | 1 | 0 | – | 97th of 100 | 2656th of 3,076 |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | $41K | 88th of 100 | 1917th of 3,080 |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 1950 to 2026-06-30; damage in 2025 dollars. Search the record at NCEI.
The full Edgecombe County record: every hazard by year and month, the deadliest events and FEMA's declarations.