Natural Disasters in Grace, MS

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

8.0

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

4.8

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

77.3

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

2.4

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Drought86.0Hurricane60.5Ice Storm47.3

Hazard	Risk Score
Drought	86.0
Hurricane	60.5
Ice Storm	47.3
Hail	44.7
Earthquake	37.2
Tornado	29.4
Heat Wave	21.8
Cold Wave	15.6
Strong Wind	15.3
Landslide	9.0
Winter Weather	6.7
Lightning	6.6
Wildfire	4.7

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

Feb 2026

Most Common Type

Severe Storm

10 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Feb 6, 2026	Winter Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Jan 24, 2026	Winter Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
May 21, 2025	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Oct 22, 2021	Hurricane	HURRICANE IDA
Aug 28, 2021	Hurricane	HURRICANE IDA
Oct 8, 2020	Hurricane	HURRICANE DELTA
Apr 23, 2020	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND MUDSLIDES
Apr 5, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Apr 23, 2019	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Mar 25, 2016	Flood	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
May 11, 2011	Flood	FLOODING
May 4, 2011	Flood	FLOODING
Apr 29, 2010	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Sep 22, 2008	Hurricane	HURRICANE GUSTAV
Aug 30, 2008	Hurricane	HURRICANE GUSTAV
Aug 29, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA
Apr 24, 2003	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, FLOODS
Jan 25, 1999	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS, ICE AND FREEZING RAIN
May 17, 1991	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES & FLOODING

Showing 20 of 27 declarations

Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

Total IA Distributed

$39,675

Repair/Replace

$22,261

Rental Assistance

$7,184

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-4268	1	N/A	—
DR-1753	1	N/A	—
DR-4874	4	$26,228	$3,779
DR-4697	1	$5,552	$2,746
DR-1983	8	$3,264	$589
DR-1794	7	$2,631	$1,028
DR-1603	1	$2,000	—

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

127

Total Claims Paid

$2,005,034

Avg Claim Payout

$15,788

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$2,043,457

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4429	Other	6	$1,921,568
DR-1983	Flood	3	$60,284
DR-4538	Severe Storm(s)	1	$30,703
DR-4268	Flood	2	$14,190
DR-1794	Hurricane	2	$13,672
DR-1906	Severe Storm(s)	1	$3,040

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.00

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
601.1: Generators	1	$0

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

Grace has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are drought, hurricane, ice storm. The area has had 27 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (10 declarations). 127 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $2,043,457 in public assistance recovery funding. $39,675 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 1 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.