Natural Disasters in Bassfield, MS

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

23.1

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

11.6

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

98.5

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

23.2

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Hurricane78.4Hail63.8Drought58.4
HazardRisk Score
Hurricane78.4
Hail63.8
Drought58.4
Wildfire56.7
Heat Wave56.2
Tornado53.9
Strong Wind43.0
Ice Storm43.0
Landslide42.8
Earthquake38.2
Lightning37.9
Winter Weather23.2
Cold Wave17.5

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

32

Most Recent

Winter Storm

Jan 2026

Most Common Type

Hurricane

16 declarations

DateTypeDeclaration
Jan 24, 2026Winter StormSEVERE WINTER STORM
May 21, 2025Severe StormSEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Aug 12, 2023Severe StormSEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND TORNADOES.
Oct 22, 2021HurricaneHURRICANE IDA
Aug 28, 2021HurricaneHURRICANE IDA
May 4, 2021Severe Ice StormSEVERE WINTER STORMS
Oct 8, 2020HurricaneHURRICANE DELTA
Sep 14, 2020HurricaneHURRICANE SALLY
Aug 23, 2020HurricaneHURRICANE MARCO AND TROPICAL STORM LAURA
Jul 9, 2020Severe StormSEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING
Apr 16, 2020Severe StormSEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING
Apr 5, 2020BiologicalCOVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020BiologicalCOVID-19
Dec 6, 2019Severe StormSEVERE STORM, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING
Mar 25, 2016FloodSEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Feb 13, 2013Severe StormSEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Aug 29, 2012HurricaneHURRICANE ISAAC
Aug 28, 2012HurricaneTROPICAL STORM ISAAC
May 12, 2009Severe StormSEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND TORNADOES
Sep 22, 2008HurricaneHURRICANE GUSTAV

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Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

2,974

Total IA Distributed

$6,253,458

Repair/Replace

$3,142,552

Rental Assistance

$744,120

DisasterRegistrationsTotal IA $Avg Damage
DR-4874545$2,858,980$7,050
DR-16041,730$2,006,294$1,989
DR-4536328$1,100,508$4,942
DR-1459320$231,319$684
DR-410134$34,752$12,761
DR-45282$14,218—
DR-408115$7,388$411

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

6

Total Claims Paid

$5,025

Avg Claim Payout

$837

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$11,185,983

Disasters with PA

12

Total Projects

98

DisasterTypeProjectsFederal $
DR-1604Hurricane47$4,357,879
DR-4536Severe Storm(s)6$3,369,312
DR-4551Severe Storm(s)4$1,686,887
DR-4874Severe Storm(s)3$1,441,588
DR-4528Biological4$110,657
DR-1837Severe Storm(s)21$89,473
DR-4470Severe Storm(s)3$51,543
DR-4268Flood2$43,126
DR-4727Severe Storm(s)1$11,500
DR-4598Winter Storm1$9,385
DR-4081Hurricane4$9,370
DR-1550Hurricane2$5,263

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

4

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.00

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project TypeProjectsFederal $
600.1: Warning Systems (as a Component of a Planned, Adopted, and Exercised Risk Reduction Plan)2$0
601.1: Generators2$0

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

Bassfield has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are hurricane, hail, drought. The area has had 32 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (16 declarations). 6 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $11,185,983 in public assistance recovery funding. $6,253,458 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 4 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.