Natural Disasters in Prairieville, LA

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

92.1

Relatively Moderate

Expected Annual Loss

92.4

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

34.8

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

84.6

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Hurricane98.0Tornado95.3Heat Wave91.2
HazardRisk Score
Hurricane98.0
Tornado95.3
Heat Wave91.2
Lightning89.4
Cold Wave82.5
Drought81.3
Coastal Flood79.2
Hail76.2
Ice Storm71.4
Earthquake58.4
Strong Wind53.6
Winter Weather28.7
Wildfire26.6
Landslide22.0

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

57

Most Recent

Winter Storm

Jan 2026

Most Common Type

Hurricane

28 declarations

DateTypeDeclaration
Jan 24, 2026Winter StormSEVERE WINTER STORM
Sep 16, 2024HurricaneHURRICANE FRANCINE
Sep 10, 2024HurricaneTROPICAL STORM FRANCINE
Sep 13, 2021Coastal StormTROPICAL STORM NICHOLAS
Aug 29, 2021HurricaneHURRICANE IDA
Aug 27, 2021HurricaneTROPICAL STORM IDA
Jun 2, 2021FloodSEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Mar 9, 2021Severe Ice StormSEVERE WINTER STORMS
Feb 18, 2021Severe Ice StormSEVERE WINTER STORM
Jan 12, 2021HurricaneHURRICANE 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
Aug 27, 2019HurricaneHURRICANE BARRY
Jul 11, 2019Coastal StormTROPICAL STORM BARRY

Showing 20 of 57 declarations

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

6,778

Total Claims Paid

$353,439,119

Avg Claim Payout

$52,145

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$137,901,826

Disasters with PA

19

Total Projects

413

DisasterTypeProjectsFederal $
DR-4277Flood71$86,235,897
DR-4611Hurricane80$28,623,801
DR-1786Hurricane129$13,293,047
DR-1603Hurricane36$2,497,967
DR-4817Hurricane21$1,829,899
DR-4606Severe Storm(s)6$1,769,714
DR-4080Hurricane17$1,638,122
DR-4263Flood6$655,091
DR-4458Hurricane9$535,042
DR-1437Hurricane11$161,914
DR-4570Hurricane3$155,665
DR-1607Hurricane4$153,408
DR-4559Hurricane5$126,619
DR-3322Flood3$72,186
DR-3543Tropical Storm2$54,890

Showing top 15 of 19 disasters by spending

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

27

Federal Funding

$12,459,321

Properties Protected

94

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

5.31

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project TypeProjectsFederal $
202.1: Elevation of Private Structures - Riverine7$6,585,428
205.8: Retrofitting Public Structures - Wind5$246,567
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine; 202.1: Elevation of Private Structures - Riverine3$1,055,824
402.1: Infrastructure Protective Measures (Roads and Bridges)2$753,361
202.1: Elevation of Private Structures - Riverine; 207.1: Mitigation Reconstruction - PILOT2$892,320

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

Prairieville has a relatively moderate overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are hurricane, tornado, heat wave. The area has had 57 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (28 declarations). 6,778 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $137,901,826 in public assistance recovery funding. 27 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.