Natural Disasters in White Hall, AR

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

85.2

Relatively Moderate

Expected Annual Loss

78.1

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

93.7

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

67.1

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Ice Storm97.4Strong Wind95.8Earthquake95.6

Hazard	Risk Score
Ice Storm	97.4
Strong Wind	95.8
Earthquake	95.6
Tornado	92.5
Heat Wave	91.4
Lightning	86.4
Winter Weather	78.2
Hail	77.1
Hurricane	65.3
Drought	62.9
Wildfire	57.6
Landslide	46.7
Cold Wave	42.8

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

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
Feb 5, 2016	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING
Jun 26, 2015	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
Jun 16, 2009	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Mar 26, 2008	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Sep 2, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION
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

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Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

304

Total IA Distributed

$1,299,096

Repair/Replace

$937,852

Rental Assistance

$222,474

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-4441	143	$983,209	$17,426
DR-4226	53	$181,029	$9,035
DR-4254	36	$60,588	$6,417
DR-4518	14	$41,749	—
DR-1751	14	$18,397	$4,172
DR-1975	44	$14,124	$1,248

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

596

Total Claims Paid

$14,406,944

Avg Claim Payout

$24,173

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$2,362,299

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4441	Severe Storm(s)	33	$1,072,351
DR-4556	Severe Storm(s)	13	$591,851
DR-4700	Winter Storm	6	$572,314
DR-1872	Severe Storm(s)	20	$465,255
DR-4226	Severe Storm(s)	4	$136,240
DR-1845	Severe Storm(s)	14	$68,451
DR-4518	Biological	4	$58,936
DR-1354	Severe Ice Storm	4	-$603,100

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$1,287,227

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

1.37

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
202.1: Elevation of Private Structures - Riverine	3	$387,734
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine	1	$857,685
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	1	$41,808

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

White Hall has a relatively moderate overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are ice storm, strong wind, earthquake. The area has had 25 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (9 declarations). 596 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $2,362,299 in public assistance recovery funding. $1,299,096 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 5 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.