Natural Disasters in Jackson, MS

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

85.0

Relatively Moderate

Expected Annual Loss

86.2

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

28.8

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

71.0

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Hail98.3Tornado94.7Heat Wave92.8

Hazard	Risk Score
Hail	98.3
Tornado	94.7
Heat Wave	92.8
Strong Wind	91.9
Lightning	87.9
Ice Storm	86.8
Cold Wave	84.2
Hurricane	81.5
Earthquake	81.4
Winter Weather	81.2
Drought	65.6
Landslide	58.5
Wildfire	55.2

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

Hurricane

10 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Feb 6, 2026	Winter Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Jan 24, 2026	Winter Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Jun 10, 2024	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Aug 30, 2022	Other	WATER CRISIS
Oct 22, 2021	Hurricane	HURRICANE IDA
Aug 28, 2021	Hurricane	HURRICANE IDA
May 4, 2021	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS
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
Aug 29, 2012	Hurricane	HURRICANE ISAAC
Aug 28, 2012	Hurricane	TROPICAL STORM ISAAC
Apr 29, 2011	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND ASSOCIATED FLOODING
Aug 30, 2008	Hurricane	HURRICANE GUSTAV
May 28, 2008	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND TORNADOES
Aug 29, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA
Jul 10, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE DENNIS
Sep 15, 2004	Hurricane	HURRICANE IVAN
Apr 24, 2003	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, FLOODS

Showing 20 of 27 declarations

Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

58,526

Total IA Distributed

$55,217,925

Repair/Replace

$14,027,287

Rental Assistance

$4,621,237

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-1983	2	N/A	—
DR-4576	1	N/A	—
DR-4727	3	N/A	—
DR-4536	2	N/A	—
DR-4429	1	N/A	—
DR-1614	1	N/A	—
DR-1906	1	N/A	—
DR-1604	42,307	$22,813,685	$819
DR-4790	11,282	$18,664,558	$4,240
DR-4528	1,598	$9,613,429	—

Showing top 10 of 17 disasters by IA amount

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

4,714

Total Claims Paid

$70,785,752

Avg Claim Payout

$15,016

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$43,091,110

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

351

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-1604	Hurricane	142	$24,508,122
DR-4528	Biological	54	$5,680,022
DR-1764	Severe Storm(s)	16	$4,234,359
DR-4268	Flood	3	$1,846,329
DR-1794	Hurricane	7	$1,063,323
DR-4697	Other	3	$1,006,461
DR-1972	Severe Storm(s)	26	$882,076
DR-4538	Severe Storm(s)	8	$801,789
DR-1459	Severe Storm(s)	33	$729,459
DR-4598	Winter Storm	13	$598,308
DR-4081	Hurricane	9	$575,064
DR-1983	Flood	1	$365,439
DR-3582	Other	9	$220,044
DR-1550	Hurricane	8	$190,891
DR-1594	Hurricane	4	$122,431

Showing top 15 of 21 disasters by spending

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$7,812,812

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

9.23

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
601.1: Generators	8	$1,478,650
601.2: Generators - Regular	3	$553,140
600.1: Warning Systems (as a Component of a Planned, Adopted, and Exercised Risk Reduction Plan)	3	$578,022
700.1: Management Costs - Salaries	2	$140,000
206.2: Safe Room (Tornado and Severe Wind Shelter) - Public Structures	1	$5,063,000

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

Jackson has a relatively moderate overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are hail, tornado, heat wave. The area has had 27 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (10 declarations). 4,714 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $43,091,110 in public assistance recovery funding. $55,217,925 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 17 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.