Natural Disasters in Bayou Vista, LA

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

88.9

Relatively Moderate

Expected Annual Loss

86.4

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

75.6

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

88.2

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Hurricane97.3Coastal Flood93.0Drought91.1
HazardRisk Score
Hurricane97.3
Coastal Flood93.0
Drought91.1
Tornado86.4
Cold Wave76.7
Heat Wave74.9
Lightning66.7
Strong Wind46.5
Earthquake43.7
Hail42.8
Winter Weather35.6
Ice Storm32.5
Landslide17.1
Wildfire15.0

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

49

Most Recent

Winter Storm

Jan 2026

Most Common Type

Hurricane

30 declarations

DateTypeDeclaration
Jan 24, 2026Winter StormSEVERE WINTER STORM
Sep 16, 2024HurricaneHURRICANE FRANCINE
Sep 10, 2024HurricaneTROPICAL STORM FRANCINE
Sep 27, 2023OtherSEAWATER INTRUSION
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
Sep 19, 2019FloodFLOODING

Showing 20 of 49 declarations

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

2,532

Total Claims Paid

$37,239,186

Avg Claim Payout

$14,707

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$46,257,019

Disasters with PA

18

Total Projects

772

DisasterTypeProjectsFederal $
DR-3322Flood56$9,658,404
DR-1786Hurricane180$5,345,069
DR-3376Flood5$5,283,910
DR-4462Flood19$4,658,782
DR-1437Hurricane130$3,915,468
DR-1607Hurricane102$3,821,875
DR-4817Hurricane41$3,568,685
DR-1792Hurricane45$3,084,215
DR-4458Hurricane65$2,742,502
DR-4611Hurricane23$1,186,276
DR-1603Hurricane41$849,540
DR-4080Hurricane19$742,214
DR-4570Hurricane15$628,613
DR-4015Flood9$394,832
DR-4559Hurricane12$279,136

Showing top 15 of 18 disasters by spending

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

10

Federal Funding

$2,321,053

Properties Protected

12

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

2.98

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project TypeProjectsFederal $
202.2: Elevation of Private Structures - Coastal3$1,505,175
401.1: Water and Sanitary Sewer System Protective Measures2$12,444
401.1: Water and Sanitary Sewer System Protective Measures; 403.1: Stormwater Management - Culverts2$0
202.3: Elevation of Public Structures - Riverine; 204.3: Dry Floodproofing Public Structures - Riverine1$619,463
103.1: Feasibility, Engineering and Design Studies1$0

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

Bayou Vista has a relatively moderate overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are hurricane, coastal flood, drought. The area has had 49 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (30 declarations). 2,532 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $46,257,019 in public assistance recovery funding. 10 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.