Natural Disasters in Junction City, LA

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

49.7

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

37.4

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

88.8

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

29.1

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Ice Storm90.0Strong Wind89.5Heat Wave76.8

Hazard	Risk Score
Ice Storm	90.0
Strong Wind	89.5
Heat Wave	76.8
Tornado	64.6
Hurricane	64.3
Landslide	60.8
Earthquake	52.7
Hail	49.5
Wildfire	44.9
Drought	42.0
Lightning	39.0
Cold Wave	18.8
Winter Weather	14.5

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

17 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
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
Jun 3, 2019	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND TORNADOES
Mar 13, 2016	Flood	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Aug 29, 2012	Hurricane	HURRICANE ISAAC
Dec 10, 2009	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING

Showing 20 of 35 declarations

Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

Total IA Distributed

$110,700

Repair/Replace

$40,111

Rental Assistance

$31,152

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-4559	48	$88,301	$2,577
DR-1744	6	$7,766	$604
DR-4263	16	$6,583	$653
DR-4518	1	$5,180	—
DR-4590	5	$2,871	$1,742

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

379

Total Claims Paid

$9,002,940

Avg Claim Payout

$23,754

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$4,543,207

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

108

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4263	Flood	37	$3,166,328
DR-1863	Severe Storm(s)	48	$635,123
DR-4484	Biological	3	$369,398
DR-1603	Hurricane	6	$256,070
DR-4439	Severe Storm(s)	3	$37,391
DR-4559	Hurricane	2	$33,764
DR-1786	Hurricane	2	$25,484
DR-1607	Hurricane	2	$8,453
DR-1357	Severe Ice Storm	1	$4,588
DR-4080	Hurricane	3	$4,526
DR-1792	Hurricane	1	$2,082

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$311,355

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.83

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
403.1: Stormwater Management - Culverts	1	$246,355
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	1	$65,000

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

Junction City has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are ice storm, strong wind, heat wave. The area has had 35 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (17 declarations). 379 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $4,543,207 in public assistance recovery funding. $110,700 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 2 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.