Pasquotank County, North Carolina: hazard risk
FEMA rates Pasquotank County's overall risk Relatively Low (score 58.7 of 100, higher than 58% of rated U.S. counties); 1 of its 15 hazards are rated Relatively High or Very High, led by winter weather. Its storm record holds 296 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 | 85.6 | $254K |
| Hurricane | Relatively Moderate | 91.3 | $8.5M |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 64.2 | $349K |
| Coastal Flooding | Relatively Moderate | 63.4 | $608K |
| Strong Wind | Relatively Moderate | 51.8 | $511K |
| Heat Wave | Relatively Low | 60.8 | $528K |
| Riverine Flooding | Relatively Low | 47.6 | $5.4M |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 44.5 | $909K |
| Ice Storm | Relatively Low | 41.0 | $48K |
| Cold Wave | Relatively Low | 34.3 | $451K |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 44.5 | $30K |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 41.5 | $148K |
| Hail | Very Low | 31.9 | $114K |
| Drought | Very Low | 29.9 | $22K |
| Landslide | Very Low | 5.3 | $7 |
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 | 94 | 0 | $1.1M | 38th of 100 | 579th of 3,080 |
| Winter storms | 38 | 0 | $1K | 40th of 100 | 870th of 3,077 |
| Floods | 34 | 0 | $314K | 24th of 100 | 663rd of 3,080 |
| Heavy rain | 34 | 0 | – | 2nd of 100 | 40th of 3,080 |
| Hail | 25 | 0 | – | 74th of 100 | 1663rd of 3,080 |
| Tornadoes | 21 | 0 | $13M | 4th of 100 | 112th of 3,080 |
| High wind and dust storms | 18 | 0 | $211K | 21st of 100 | 576th of 3,080 |
| Hurricanes and tropical storms | 18 | 0 | $47M | 5th of 100 | 39th of 1,849 |
| Extreme cold | 4 | 0 | – | 34th of 100 | 1236th of 3,076 |
| Heat | 4 | 0 | – | 8th of 100 | 1065th of 3,076 |
| Lightning | 3 | 0 | $16K | 44th of 100 | 533rd of 3,080 |
| Rip currents and high surf | 1 | 0 | – | 8th of 100 | 142nd of 2,080 |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 1950 to 2026-06-30; damage in 2025 dollars. Search the record at NCEI.
The full Pasquotank County record: every hazard by year and month, the deadliest events and FEMA's declarations.