Natural Disasters in Abbeville, LA

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

84.8

Relatively Moderate

Expected Annual Loss

81.7

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

69.6

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

75.4

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Drought97.5Hurricane95.4Lightning91.1
HazardRisk Score
Drought97.5
Hurricane95.4
Lightning91.1
Cold Wave77.7
Heat Wave77.0
Coastal Flood66.2
Ice Storm64.2
Wildfire44.1
Earthquake34.1
Tornado29.9
Hail25.0
Strong Wind16.6
Winter Weather11.7
Landslide11.6

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

46

Most Recent

Winter Storm

Jan 2026

Most Common Type

Hurricane

28 declarations

DateTypeDeclaration
Jan 24, 2026Winter StormSEVERE WINTER STORM
Sep 10, 2024HurricaneTROPICAL STORM FRANCINE
Sep 13, 2021Coastal StormTROPICAL STORM NICHOLAS
Aug 29, 2021HurricaneHURRICANE IDA
Aug 27, 2021HurricaneTROPICAL STORM IDA
Mar 9, 2021Severe Ice StormSEVERE WINTER STORMS
Feb 18, 2021Severe Ice StormSEVERE WINTER STORM
Jan 12, 2021HurricaneHURRICANE ZETA
Oct 27, 2020HurricaneTROPICAL STORM ZETA
Oct 16, 2020HurricaneHURRICANE DELTA
Oct 7, 2020HurricaneHURRICANE DELTA
Sep 14, 2020HurricaneHURRICANE SALLY
Aug 28, 2020HurricaneHURRICANE LAURA
Aug 23, 2020HurricaneTROPICAL STORMS LAURA AND MARCO
Jun 7, 2020Coastal StormTROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL
Mar 24, 2020BiologicalCOVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020BiologicalCOVID-19
Aug 27, 2019HurricaneHURRICANE BARRY
Jul 11, 2019Coastal StormTROPICAL STORM BARRY
Oct 16, 2017HurricaneTROPICAL STORM HARVEY

Showing 20 of 46 declarations

Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

27,274

Total IA Distributed

$55,653,002

Repair/Replace

$23,427,006

Rental Assistance

$7,586,599

DisasterRegistrationsTotal IA $Avg Damage
DR-160712,439$29,696,780$2,985
DR-42774,541$18,014,558$7,748
DR-45701,919$2,183,605$2,507
DR-17921,999$2,053,264$3,014
DR-45591,537$1,803,138$1,727
DR-17864,587$1,336,344$542
DR-1603174$313,079$1,740
DR-448442$234,746—
DR-15216$8,404$2,183
DR-460616$5,571$264

Showing top 10 of 11 disasters by IA amount

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

4,799

Total Claims Paid

$187,060,332

Avg Claim Payout

$38,979

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$88,228,941

Disasters with PA

14

Total Projects

591

DisasterTypeProjectsFederal $
DR-1607Hurricane223$46,191,308
DR-4559Hurricane61$26,044,748
DR-1437Hurricane76$6,030,022
DR-1792Hurricane62$2,689,952
DR-4277Flood28$2,167,623
DR-1786Hurricane42$1,799,792
DR-4570Hurricane43$1,591,205
DR-4458Hurricane16$645,182
DR-4080Hurricane7$302,115
DR-4611Hurricane8$262,785
DR-1603Hurricane10$237,145
DR-4345Tropical Storm6$129,558
DR-4102Severe Storm(s)6$104,487
DR-4484Biological3$33,020

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

33

Federal Funding

$36,888,785

Properties Protected

165

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

1.64

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project TypeProjectsFederal $
202.2: Elevation of Private Structures - Coastal5$3,787,807
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine5$1,611,833
205.8: Retrofitting Public Structures - Wind4$4,214,376
200.2: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Coastal; 202.2: Elevation of Private Structures - Coastal3$10,458,905
202.4: Elevation of Public Structures - Coastal2$4,464,523

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

Abbeville has a relatively moderate overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are drought, hurricane, lightning. The area has had 46 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (28 declarations). 4,799 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $88,228,941 in public assistance recovery funding. $55,653,002 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 33 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.