Natural Disasters in Metairie, LA

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

98.7

Relatively High

Expected Annual Loss

98.5

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

68.4

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

97.7

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Hurricane99.8Lightning98.6Heat Wave97.5

Hazard	Risk Score
Hurricane	99.8
Lightning	98.6
Heat Wave	97.5
Cold Wave	96.5
Hail	96.4
Coastal Flood	95.6
Ice Storm	89.7
Winter Weather	85.6
Earthquake	78.0
Tornado	72.2
Strong Wind	63.5
Drought	50.0
Landslide	28.1
Wildfire	27.3

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 27, 2023	Other	SEAWATER INTRUSION
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

Showing 20 of 50 declarations

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

135,477

Total Claims Paid

N/A

Avg Claim Payout

$26,457

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

N/A

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

2,444

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-1603	Hurricane	1,101	$512,211,861
DR-4611	Hurricane	458	$506,342,801
DR-1786	Hurricane	302	$31,642,369
DR-4080	Hurricane	178	$27,914,199
DR-3600	Other	5	$18,179,942
DR-4577	Hurricane	68	$16,604,314
DR-1792	Hurricane	91	$12,881,669
DR-4484	Biological	24	$10,216,017
DR-1437	Hurricane	84	$2,648,925
DR-4817	Hurricane	29	$2,608,861
DR-4041	Coastal Storm	32	$1,824,309
DR-4458	Hurricane	18	$1,659,780
DR-1607	Hurricane	18	$1,356,027
DR-4559	Hurricane	11	$1,044,076
DR-3392	Flood	11	$928,370

Showing top 15 of 18 disasters by spending

Metairie has a relatively high overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are hurricane, lightning, heat wave. The area has had 50 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (29 declarations). 135,477 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated N/A in public assistance recovery funding.