Natural Disasters in Ventress, LA

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

63.1

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

51.7

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

92.7

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

77.5

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Cold Wave92.0Drought91.2Hurricane86.5

Hazard	Risk Score
Cold Wave	92.0
Drought	91.2
Hurricane	86.5
Tornado	78.8
Heat Wave	66.7
Ice Storm	57.6
Lightning	45.7
Earthquake	39.3
Strong Wind	38.1
Landslide	27.0
Hail	22.7
Wildfire	11.8
Winter Weather	10.8

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

22 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
Jan 12, 2021	Hurricane	HURRICANE 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
Aug 27, 2019	Hurricane	HURRICANE BARRY
Jul 11, 2019	Coastal Storm	TROPICAL STORM BARRY
May 29, 2019	Flood	FLOODING

Showing 20 of 45 declarations

Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

9,715

Total IA Distributed

$8,281,754

Repair/Replace

$3,328,540

Rental Assistance

$1,674,960

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-1786	3,109	$3,912,552	$2,527
DR-4277	866	$1,294,912	$1,577
DR-1603	1,709	$1,268,146	$605
DR-4611	2,970	$1,229,773	$740
DR-1521	814	$422,312	$933
DR-4484	17	$77,377	—
DR-4080	196	$39,359	$423
DR-1607	34	$37,322	$742

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

1,890

Total Claims Paid

$25,723,594

Avg Claim Payout

$13,610

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$19,936,576

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

233

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-1786	Hurricane	99	$14,942,225
DR-4611	Hurricane	13	$1,149,803
DR-4570	Hurricane	9	$866,906
DR-4080	Hurricane	16	$625,570
DR-1603	Hurricane	24	$551,686
DR-1607	Hurricane	14	$391,685
DR-4559	Hurricane	12	$323,596
DR-4458	Hurricane	11	$296,483
DR-1437	Hurricane	13	$240,915
DR-4277	Flood	7	$240,726
DR-4462	Flood	6	$138,756
DR-3322	Flood	2	$88,299
DR-4590	Severe Storm(s)	2	$40,393
DR-4015	Flood	2	$21,167
DR-3376	Flood	1	$9,856

Showing top 15 of 17 disasters by spending

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$218,484

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

1.93

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
403.1: Stormwater Management - Culverts	3	$110,925
403.1: Stormwater Management - Culverts; 403.2: Stormwater Management - Diversions	3	$38,250
205.8: Retrofitting Public Structures - Wind	2	$0
405.1: Other Minor Flood Control	2	$37,059
90.4: Mitigation Plan - Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	1	$32,250

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

Ventress has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are cold wave, drought, hurricane. The area has had 45 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (22 declarations). 1,890 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $19,936,576 in public assistance recovery funding. $8,281,754 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 12 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.