Natural Disasters in Madisonville, LA

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

96.6

Relatively High

Expected Annual Loss

96.7

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

34.0

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

93.8

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Hurricane98.9Heat Wave96.3Lightning95.7

Hazard	Risk Score
Hurricane	98.9
Heat Wave	96.3
Lightning	95.7
Cold Wave	92.7
Wildfire	89.6
Hail	88.0
Tornado	86.6
Coastal Flood	82.6
Strong Wind	80.9
Drought	80.2
Winter Weather	79.0
Ice Storm	78.1
Earthquake	67.3
Landslide	37.9

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

29 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
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
Jul 11, 2019	Coastal Storm	TROPICAL STORM BARRY
Oct 6, 2017	Hurricane	TROPICAL STORM NATE

Showing 20 of 49 declarations

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

38,327

Total Claims Paid

N/A

Avg Claim Payout

$46,422

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$624,185,295

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

1,333

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-1603	Hurricane	781	$477,941,476
DR-4611	Hurricane	186	$83,833,184
DR-4484	Biological	41	$25,239,022
DR-4263	Flood	72	$19,264,688
DR-4080	Hurricane	75	$7,131,128
DR-1786	Hurricane	73	$4,959,538
DR-1792	Hurricane	9	$1,815,538
DR-1437	Hurricane	48	$1,345,374
DR-4817	Hurricane	17	$855,080
DR-1607	Hurricane	3	$809,987
DR-4577	Hurricane	14	$668,960
DR-3392	Flood	7	$144,856
DR-3543	Tropical Storm	3	$78,848
DR-4277	Flood	3	$58,062
DR-4559	Hurricane	1	$39,553

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

122

Federal Funding

$139,855,710

Properties Protected

730

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

2.40

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
202.1: Elevation of Private Structures - Riverine	27	$54,477,849
202.2: Elevation of Private Structures - Coastal	27	$37,361,749
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine	10	$12,532,378
403.1: Stormwater Management - Culverts	9	$266,862
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	6	$279,500

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

Madisonville has a relatively high overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are hurricane, heat wave, lightning. The area has had 49 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (29 declarations). 38,327 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $624,185,295 in public assistance recovery funding. 122 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.