Natural Disasters in Coy, AR

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

75.1

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

80.4

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

17.5

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

37.3

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Ice Storm95.2Earthquake92.7Strong Wind86.6

Hazard	Risk Score
Ice Storm	95.2
Earthquake	92.7
Strong Wind	86.6
Tornado	86.2
Heat Wave	85.0
Hail	71.4
Lightning	67.2
Winter Weather	65.5
Hurricane	52.9
Wildfire	52.2
Cold Wave	44.5
Landslide	40.3
Drought	40.0

Scores range from 0 (lowest risk) to 100 (highest risk) relative to all U.S. communities. Data from FEMA National Risk Index.

Disaster Declarations

Source: FEMA OpenFEMA

Total Declarations

Most Recent

Winter Storm

Jan 2026

Most Common Type

Severe Storm

10 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Jan 24, 2026	Winter Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
May 21, 2025	Flood	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Apr 5, 2025	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Nov 14, 2023	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND TORNADOES
Apr 2, 2023	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND TORNADOES
Aug 27, 2020	Hurricane	HURRICANE LAURA
Apr 3, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Jan 29, 2013	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
May 2, 2011	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND ASSOCIATED FLOODING
Feb 4, 2010	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Jan 28, 2009	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
May 20, 2008	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND TORNADOES
Mar 26, 2008	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Sep 2, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION
Jun 6, 2003	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Dec 29, 2000	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER ICE STORM
Dec 28, 2000	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER ICE STORM
Jan 23, 1999	Severe Storm	AR SEVERE WEATHER 1-21-99
Apr 14, 1997	Flood	FLOODING, SEVERE STORMS

Showing 20 of 29 declarations

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

Total Claims Paid

$1,332,307

Avg Claim Payout

$14,970

County-level NFIP data from FEMA National Flood Insurance Program.

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$1,880,461

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

125

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4873	Severe Storm(s)	3	$396,209
DR-1975	Severe Storm(s)	63	$315,923
DR-4698	Tornado	4	$314,993
DR-4748	Severe Storm(s)	10	$214,123
DR-4100	Severe Ice Storm	2	$157,725
DR-1751	Severe Storm(s)	17	$123,667
DR-4441	Severe Storm(s)	3	$107,179
DR-1354	Severe Ice Storm	4	$85,735
DR-1758	Severe Storm(s)	4	$77,661
DR-1872	Severe Storm(s)	14	$72,548
DR-4518	Biological	1	$14,698

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$2,126,811

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

9.27

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
206.2: Safe Room (Tornado and Severe Wind Shelter) - Public Structures	4	$1,718,830
904.2: Advance Assistance (FMA and PDMC)	2	$114,188
405.1: Other Minor Flood Control	2	$267,543
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	1	$26,250

Federally funded projects to reduce future disaster risk. Only includes completed or obligated projects.

Coy has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are ice storm, earthquake, strong wind. The area has had 29 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (10 declarations). 89 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $1,880,461 in public assistance recovery funding. 9 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.