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Based on FEMA public data, HANCOCK, WV is

MILDLY FUCKED

Hancock, WV gets a calibrated report score of 34 out of 100. It starts with FEMA's 41/100 overall signal, then checks whether risk is concentrated or broad. Loudest hazards: flooding, extreme heat, wildfire & smoke.

34/100

Calibrated report score

FEMA overall: 41/100 (Very Low)

Top reasons

  • Flooding
  • Extreme heat
  • Wildfire & smoke

Disaster receipts

18 federal disaster declarations

FEMA declaration history for Hancock, WV, 1972-2026. County-level receipt, not a house-level prophecy.

Top chaos flavors

Severe Storm5Flood4Snowstorm3Biological2

Most recent

  • 2026 Winter StormSEVERE WINTER STORM
  • 2024 FloodSEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
  • 2024 Severe StormSEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES

Receipt note

County-specific federal disaster declarations only. Statewide declarations are not smeared across every county.

OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries

What the data says

FEMA scores this county 66/100 for flooding risk, so flooding is doing real work in the verdict.

Receipt

FEMA National Risk Index (county-level; ZIP matched through Census ZCTA/county relationship)

What to verify

Look at flood insurance, drainage complaints, creek proximity, and whether new development is changing runoff.

Near your ZIP

PULLING EPA RECEIPTS

Checking the 2024 TRI facility index around ZIP 26047.

FAQ / before you panic

Questions you should probably ask.

Yes. The voice is sarcastic, but the goal is serious: turn public climate, air quality, hazard, and pollution datasets into a readable local risk profile. The joke is the packaging. The data is the point.