Natural Disasters in Jonesboro, AR

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

91.8

Relatively Moderate

Expected Annual Loss

89.8

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

66.0

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

52.9

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Ice Storm99.5Earthquake97.8Tornado97.7

Hazard	Risk Score
Ice Storm	99.5
Earthquake	97.8
Tornado	97.7
Heat Wave	95.2
Cold Wave	93.6
Drought	92.1
Winter Weather	91.0
Lightning	84.8
Strong Wind	75.0
Landslide	70.1
Hail	67.4
Hurricane	56.8
Wildfire	43.8

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

12 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
Dec 23, 2021	Tornado	SEVERE STORMS AND TORNADOES
Aug 27, 2020	Hurricane	HURRICANE LAURA
May 8, 2020	Tornado	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS
Apr 3, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Jun 15, 2017	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
Feb 6, 2009	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Jan 28, 2009	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Oct 22, 2008	Severe Storm	TROPICAL STORM IKE
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
Jan 6, 2003	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE ICE STORM
Jan 24, 2002	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Mar 13, 2001	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

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Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

1,364

Total IA Distributed

$3,843,749

Repair/Replace

$188,323

Rental Assistance

$55,448

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-4865	1	N/A	—
DR-4698	1	N/A	—
DR-4518	654	$3,462,515	—
DR-4873	640	$240,012	$240
DR-1751	12	$70,337	$6,803
DR-4633	43	$60,403	$8,773
DR-1472	13	$10,481	$730

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

409

Total Claims Paid

$7,923,223

Avg Claim Payout

$19,372

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$48,654,679

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

286

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-1819	Severe Storm(s)	41	$36,100,091
DR-4518	Biological	42	$6,023,644
DR-4544	Tornado	15	$2,881,912
DR-4873	Severe Storm(s)	12	$1,181,759
DR-1804	Severe Storm(s)	14	$553,016
DR-1751	Severe Storm(s)	46	$463,991
DR-1975	Severe Storm(s)	31	$446,591
DR-4748	Severe Storm(s)	2	$444,495
DR-4318	Severe Storm(s)	6	$329,413
DR-1872	Severe Storm(s)	76	$176,714
DR-1758	Severe Storm(s)	1	$53,054

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$5,701,921

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

1.83

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
206.2: Safe Room (Tornado and Severe Wind Shelter) - Public Structures	13	$4,340,527
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine	3	$871,948
205.8: Retrofitting Public Structures - Wind	1	$429,446
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	1	$33,750
91.4: Local Multijurisdictional Multihazard Mitigation Plan - NEW	1	$26,250

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

Jonesboro has a relatively moderate overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are ice storm, earthquake, tornado. The area has had 28 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (12 declarations). 409 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $48,654,679 in public assistance recovery funding. $3,843,749 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 19 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.