Natural Disasters in Grady, AR

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

29.8

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

20.9

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

80.5

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

16.7

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Drought90.8Earthquake79.5Ice Storm68.1

Hazard	Risk Score
Drought	90.8
Earthquake	79.5
Ice Storm	68.1
Heat Wave	65.7
Hurricane	57.7
Tornado	53.6
Hail	45.8
Strong Wind	43.7
Lightning	23.7
Winter Weather	22.6
Cold Wave	18.0
Wildfire	16.7
Landslide	16.7

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

9 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Jan 24, 2026	Winter Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Apr 5, 2025	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Apr 4, 2023	Winter Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Aug 27, 2020	Hurricane	HURRICANE LAURA
Jul 10, 2020	Tornado	SEVERE STORMS AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS
Apr 3, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Jun 8, 2019	Flood	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
May 30, 2019	Flood	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
May 6, 2016	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING
May 2, 2011	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND ASSOCIATED FLOODING
Feb 4, 2010	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Dec 3, 2009	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Jun 16, 2009	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Sep 18, 2008	Hurricane	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE GUSTAV
Sep 2, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION
Jan 24, 2002	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Mar 13, 2001	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Dec 29, 2000	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER ICE STORM
Dec 28, 2000	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER ICE STORM

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Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

249

Total IA Distributed

$257,574

Repair/Replace

$184,212

Rental Assistance

$28,127

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-1975	231	$115,916	$2,128
DR-4441	15	$115,549	$9,519
DR-4518	3	$26,109	—

Individual and household assistance for homeowners and renters affected by federally declared disasters.

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

Total Claims Paid

$700,965

Avg Claim Payout

$24,171

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$2,772,652

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

173

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-1975	Severe Storm(s)	54	$899,058
DR-1354	Severe Ice Storm	7	$579,666
DR-4700	Winter Storm	6	$340,828
DR-4556	Severe Storm(s)	6	$319,792
DR-1872	Severe Storm(s)	26	$216,477
DR-1861	Severe Storm(s)	34	$139,385
DR-1793	Hurricane	14	$99,520
DR-1845	Severe Storm(s)	20	$97,322
DR-4270	Severe Storm(s)	6	$80,603

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	1	$0

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

Grady has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are drought, earthquake, ice storm. The area has had 24 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (9 declarations). 29 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $2,772,652 in public assistance recovery funding. $257,574 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 1 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.