Natural Disasters in Longview, MS

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

62.8

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

59.0

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

63.2

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

52.8

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

$6.5M

Individual Assistance

$1.9M

Most Common Type

Severe Storm

8 declarations

Disaster	Type	Date	PA $	IA $
Severe Winter Storm →	Winter Storm	Jan 2026	—	—
Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Tornadoes. →	Severe Storm(s)	Aug 2023	$161K	—
Hurricane Ida →	Hurricane	Oct 2021	—	—
Hurricane Ida →	Hurricane	Aug 2021	—	—
Covid-19 Pandemic →	Biological	Apr 2020	$223K	$655K
Covid-19 →	Biological	Mar 2020	—	—
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding →	Severe Storm	Mar 2020	$251K	—
Severe Storm, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding →	Severe Storm	Dec 2019	$57K	—
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding →	Severe Storm	Jun 2019	$332K	—
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding →	Severe Storm	Apr 2010	—	$154K
Hurricane Gustav →	Hurricane	Aug 2008	—	—
Hurricane Katrina →	Hurricane	Aug 2005	$2.1M	$1.1M
Hurricane Dennis →	Hurricane	Jul 2005	$5K	—
Hurricane Ivan →	Hurricane	Sep 2004	$111K	—
Severe Storms and Tornadoes →	Severe Storm	Nov 2002	$13K	$19K
Severe Storms and Tornadoes →	Severe Storm	Feb 2001	$3.1M	—
Severe Winter Storms, Ice and Freezing Rain →	Severe Ice Storm	Jan 1999	$186K	—
Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding →	Severe Storm	May 1991	—	—
Storms, Tornadoes, Floods →	Severe Storm	Apr 1979	—	—
Hurricane Katrina →	Unknown	—	—	$2K

Showing 20 of 22 disasters

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

Total Claims Paid

$678,064

Avg Claim Payout

$15,411

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

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$3,862,028

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

74.95

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
600.1: Warning Systems (as a Component of a Planned, Adopted, and Exercised Risk Reduction Plan)	6	$157,110
601.2: Generators - Regular	2	$0
206.2: Safe Room (Tornado and Severe Wind Shelter) - Public Structures	2	$2,693,426
601.1: Generators	2	$479,204
92.1: State Multihazard Mitigation Plan	1	$117,283

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

Longview has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are earthquake, tornado, heat wave. The area has had 18 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (8 declarations). 44 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $6,530,611 in public assistance recovery funding. $1,920,524 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 15 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.