Natural Disasters in Clara, MS

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

55.7

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

45.0

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

83.1

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

25.7

Score (0-100)

Scores range from 0 (lowest risk) to 100 (highest risk) relative to all U.S. communities. Data from FEMA National Risk Index.

Disaster History & Federal Spending

Source: FEMA

Total Declarations

Public Assistance

$33.2M

Individual Assistance

$6.8M

Most Common Type

Hurricane

16 declarations

Disaster	Type	Date	PA $	IA $
Severe Winter Storm →	Winter Storm	Jan 2026	—	—
Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Tornadoes. →	Severe Storm	Aug 2023	$18K	—
Hurricane Ida →	Hurricane	Oct 2021	$226K	—
Hurricane Ida →	Hurricane	Aug 2021	—	—
Hurricane Zeta →	Hurricane	Dec 2020	$696K	—
Hurricane Zeta →	Hurricane	Oct 2020	—	—
Hurricane Sally →	Hurricane	Sep 2020	—	—
Hurricane Marco and Tropical Storm Laura →	Hurricane	Aug 2020	—	—
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding →	Severe Storm	Jul 2020	$71K	—
Covid-19 Pandemic →	Biological	Apr 2020	$44K	$224K
Covid-19 →	Biological	Mar 2020	—	—
Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornado →	Severe Storm	Feb 2019	$2.9M	—
Severe Storms and Flooding →	Flood	Mar 2016	$930K	$35K
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding →	Severe Storm	Apr 2014	$847K	$281K
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding →	Severe Storm	Feb 2013	$573K	$64K
Hurricane Isaac →	Hurricane	Aug 2012	$154K	$404
Tropical Storm Isaac →	Hurricane	Aug 2012	—	—
Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes →	Severe Storm	May 2009	$256K	—
Hurricane Gustav →	Hurricane	Aug 2008	—	—
Hurricane Katrina →	Hurricane	Aug 2005	$26.2M	$5.0M

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PA = FEMA Public Assistance (infrastructure recovery). IA = Individual Assistance (homeowner/renter aid).

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

Total Claims Paid

$849,945

Avg Claim Payout

$16,037

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

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$8,294,787

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.97

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
601.1: Generators	4	$49,212
600.1: Warning Systems (as a Component of a Planned, Adopted, and Exercised Risk Reduction Plan)	3	$36,025
601.2: Generators - Regular	1	$0
403.1: Stormwater Management - Culverts	1	$470,199
92.1: State Multihazard Mitigation Plan	1	$0

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

Clara has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are hurricane, tornado, cold wave. The area has had 30 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (16 declarations). 53 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $33,183,183 in public assistance recovery funding. $6,768,949 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 14 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.