Natural Disasters in Arnaudville, LA

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

87.3

Relatively Moderate

Expected Annual Loss

82.7

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

88.0

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

81.4

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Hurricane96.1Drought92.7Cold Wave90.7

Hazard	Risk Score
Hurricane	96.1
Drought	92.7
Cold Wave	90.7
Tornado	89.5
Lightning	88.0
Coastal Flood	87.0
Heat Wave	78.7
Ice Storm	70.2
Winter Weather	44.0
Earthquake	43.8
Strong Wind	38.9
Landslide	25.5
Wildfire	25.0
Hail	20.6

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

Most Recent

Winter Storm

Jan 2026

Most Common Type

Hurricane

23 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Jan 24, 2026	Winter Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Sep 10, 2024	Hurricane	TROPICAL STORM FRANCINE
Sep 13, 2021	Coastal Storm	TROPICAL STORM NICHOLAS
Aug 29, 2021	Hurricane	HURRICANE IDA
Aug 27, 2021	Hurricane	TROPICAL STORM IDA
Mar 9, 2021	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS
Feb 18, 2021	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Jan 12, 2021	Hurricane	HURRICANE ZETA
Oct 27, 2020	Hurricane	TROPICAL STORM ZETA
Oct 16, 2020	Hurricane	HURRICANE DELTA
Oct 7, 2020	Hurricane	HURRICANE DELTA
Sep 14, 2020	Hurricane	HURRICANE SALLY
Aug 28, 2020	Hurricane	HURRICANE LAURA
Aug 23, 2020	Hurricane	TROPICAL STORMS LAURA AND MARCO
Jun 7, 2020	Coastal Storm	TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL
Mar 24, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Aug 27, 2019	Hurricane	HURRICANE BARRY
Jul 11, 2019	Coastal Storm	TROPICAL STORM BARRY
May 29, 2019	Flood	FLOODING

Showing 20 of 45 declarations

Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

7,236

Total IA Distributed

$6,346,406

Repair/Replace

$3,029,567

Rental Assistance

$1,203,505

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-1786	2,771	$1,719,931	$1,329
DR-1607	2,038	$1,420,244	$1,534
DR-4277	835	$1,074,895	$1,566
DR-4570	835	$1,071,463	$3,111
DR-1521	372	$561,566	$2,332
DR-4559	94	$118,549	$3,710
DR-4611	89	$111,834	$1,877
DR-1668	45	$72,688	$3,351
DR-4484	15	$64,988	—
DR-4606	54	$55,348	$1,468

Showing top 10 of 14 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

970

Total Claims Paid

$21,868,415

Avg Claim Payout

$22,545

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$20,192,271

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

387

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-1786	Hurricane	128	$8,300,759
DR-4277	Flood	30	$4,296,263
DR-4570	Hurricane	30	$1,625,191
DR-1437	Hurricane	55	$1,470,712
DR-1607	Hurricane	59	$1,255,786
DR-4484	Biological	4	$1,048,608
DR-1603	Hurricane	16	$705,276
DR-4559	Hurricane	17	$603,747
DR-4080	Hurricane	19	$202,239
DR-4458	Hurricane	10	$197,269
DR-3322	Flood	4	$189,097
DR-4590	Severe Storm(s)	4	$126,655
DR-4102	Severe Storm(s)	8	$93,519
DR-4611	Hurricane	2	$51,392
DR-3376	Flood	1	$25,757

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$10,169,068

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

2.33

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine; 202.1: Elevation of Private Structures - Riverine	3	$9,485,401
97.1: Expanded Mitigation Strategies - PILOT	2	$300,000
206.2: Safe Room (Tornado and Severe Wind Shelter) - Public Structures	1	$14,812
600.1: Warning Systems (as a Component of a Planned, Adopted, and Exercised Risk Reduction Plan)	1	$0
205.8: Retrofitting Public Structures - Wind	1	$7,373

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

Arnaudville has a relatively moderate overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are hurricane, drought, cold wave. The area has had 45 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (23 declarations). 970 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $20,192,271 in public assistance recovery funding. $6,346,406 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 10 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.