Natural Disasters in DeLisle, MS

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

95.6

Relatively High

Expected Annual Loss

94.3

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

68.9

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

66.2

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

35

Public Assistance

$1.3B

Individual Assistance

$192.1M

Most Common Type

Hurricane

24 declarations

Public Assistance by Category

Total: $1.4B
DisasterTypeDatePA $IA $
Severe Winter Storm Winter StormJan 2026
Hurricane IdaHurricaneOct 2021$5.3M$826K
Hurricane IdaHurricaneAug 2021
Hurricane ZetaHurricaneDec 2020$62.8M$2.3M
Hurricane ZetaHurricaneOct 2020
Hurricane Delta HurricaneOct 2020
Hurricane SallyHurricaneSep 2020$152K
Hurricane Marco and Tropical Storm LauraHurricaneAug 2020
Covid-19 PandemicBiologicalApr 2020$16.0M$112K
Covid-19 BiologicalMar 2020
Hurricane NateHurricaneNov 2017$1.9M
Hurricane NateHurricaneOct 2017
Hurricane IsaacHurricaneAug 2012$7.4M$627K
Tropical Storm IsaacHurricaneAug 2012
Hurricane GustavHurricaneSep 2008$4.3M$353K
Hurricane GustavHurricaneAug 2008
Hurricane KatrinaHurricaneAug 2005$1.2B$187.6M
Hurricane KatrinaHurricaneAug 2005
Hurricane DennisHurricaneJul 2005$306K
Hurricane IvanHurricaneSep 2004$1.8M$94K

Showing 20 of 38 disasters

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

15,796

Total Claims Paid

$1,286,662,101

Avg Claim Payout

$81,455

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

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

108

Federal Funding

$81,772,272

Properties Protected

188

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

3.26

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project TypeProjectsFederal $
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine26$11,653,753
205.8: Retrofitting Public Structures - Wind21$25,664,546
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan13$540,321
206.2: Safe Room (Tornado and Severe Wind Shelter) - Public Structures7$22,884,596
601.1: Generators7$1,390,017

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

DeLisle has a relatively high overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are hurricane, lightning, tornado. The area has had 35 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (24 declarations). 15,796 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $1,321,387,744 in public assistance recovery funding. $192,072,029 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 108 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.