Natural Disasters in Dorseyville, LA

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

73.7

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

69.5

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

68.9

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

92.8

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Hurricane94.4Drought85.3Tornado77.4

Hazard	Risk Score
Hurricane	94.4
Drought	85.3
Tornado	77.4
Cold Wave	73.1
Heat Wave	71.9
Coastal Flood	65.6
Lightning	57.0
Strong Wind	48.3
Ice Storm	46.1
Earthquake	34.7
Landslide	20.4
Hail	15.6
Winter Weather	11.7
Wildfire	6.0

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

Most Recent

Winter Storm

Jan 2026

Most Common Type

Hurricane

24 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Jan 24, 2026	Winter Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Sep 16, 2024	Hurricane	HURRICANE FRANCINE
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
Jun 2, 2021	Flood	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
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
Sep 19, 2019	Flood	FLOODING

Showing 20 of 47 declarations

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

618

Total Claims Paid

$13,791,304

Avg Claim Payout

$22,316

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$19,596,879

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

331

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-1786	Hurricane	193	$11,813,550
DR-4606	Severe Storm(s)	3	$1,699,318
DR-1603	Hurricane	54	$1,640,517
DR-4080	Hurricane	13	$1,089,561
DR-4611	Hurricane	11	$930,711
DR-4277	Flood	10	$922,400
DR-1607	Hurricane	14	$491,812
DR-4817	Hurricane	4	$263,329
DR-4458	Hurricane	2	$260,928
DR-4559	Hurricane	1	$166,026
DR-1437	Hurricane	17	$135,567
DR-4462	Flood	1	$76,577
DR-3322	Flood	2	$41,131
DR-4590	Severe Storm(s)	3	$35,428
DR-4484	Biological	3	$30,025

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$5,885,450

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

1.26

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
403.1: Stormwater Management - Culverts	4	$4,709,665
205.8: Retrofitting Public Structures - Wind; 400.1: Utility Protective Measures (Electric, Gas, etc.)	1	$0
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	1	$50,000
205.8: Retrofitting Public Structures - Wind	1	$422,396
202.2: Elevation of Private Structures - Coastal	1	$553,389

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

Dorseyville has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are hurricane, drought, tornado. The area has had 47 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (24 declarations). 618 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $19,596,879 in public assistance recovery funding. 11 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.