Natural Disasters in Wallace, LA

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

81.5

Relatively Moderate

Expected Annual Loss

82.4

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

40.4

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

99.8

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Hurricane95.7Drought81.1Tornado79.7
HazardRisk Score
Hurricane95.7
Drought81.1
Tornado79.7
Coastal Flood75.4
Heat Wave73.9
Lightning70.4
Cold Wave55.6
Hail47.5
Ice Storm37.8
Earthquake37.3
Winter Weather28.7
Strong Wind27.9
Wildfire11.9
Landslide6.6

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

46

Most Recent

Winter Storm

Jan 2026

Most Common Type

Hurricane

30 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
Mar 9, 2021Severe Ice StormSEVERE WINTER STORMS
Feb 18, 2021Severe Ice StormSEVERE WINTER STORM
Jan 12, 2021HurricaneHURRICANE ZETA
Oct 27, 2020HurricaneTROPICAL STORM 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 46 declarations

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

8,974

Total Claims Paid

$655,052,818

Avg Claim Payout

$72,995

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$130,559,126

Disasters with PA

13

Total Projects

357

DisasterTypeProjectsFederal $
DR-4611Hurricane110$70,981,778
DR-4080Hurricane45$48,663,838
DR-1786Hurricane87$4,592,236
DR-1603Hurricane75$3,930,507
DR-4817Hurricane12$1,196,948
DR-4484Biological2$415,048
DR-4277Flood2$180,775
DR-1437Hurricane19$180,470
DR-4458Hurricane1$110,917
DR-4559Hurricane1$109,964
DR-1607Hurricane1$80,451
DR-3392Flood1$59,124
DR-3543Tropical Storm1$57,070

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

10

Federal Funding

$9,801,724

Properties Protected

50

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

1.15

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project TypeProjectsFederal $
403.1: Stormwater Management - Culverts3$2,982,601
202.2: Elevation of Private Structures - Coastal3$5,552,026
202.1: Elevation of Private Structures - Riverine; 202.2: Elevation of Private Structures - Coastal1$0
103.2: Feasibility, Engineering, and Design Studies - Safe Rooms; 206.2: Safe Room (Tornado and Severe Wind Shelter) - Public Structures1$941,088
301.1: Shoreline Stabilization (Riprap, etc.)1$276,009

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

Wallace has a relatively moderate overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are hurricane, drought, tornado. The area has had 46 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (30 declarations). 8,974 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $130,559,126 in public assistance recovery funding. 10 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.