Natural Disasters in Ovett, MS

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

80.2

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

73.5

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

77.7

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

40.5

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

$48.3M

Individual Assistance

$1.5M

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	$493K	—
Hurricane Ida →	Hurricane	Oct 2021	$12K	—
Hurricane Ida →	Hurricane	Aug 2021	—	—
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	$815K	—
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding →	Severe Storm	Apr 2020	$3.6M	—
Covid-19 Pandemic →	Biological	Apr 2020	$34K	—
Covid-19 →	Biological	Mar 2020	—	—
Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornado →	Severe Storm	Feb 2019	$904K	—
Severe Storms and Flooding →	Flood	Mar 2016	$379K	$150K
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding →	Severe Storm	Apr 2014	$501K	—
Hurricane Isaac →	Hurricane	Aug 2012	$36K	—
Tropical Storm Isaac →	Hurricane	Aug 2012	—	—
Hurricane Gustav →	Hurricane	Aug 2008	$37K	—
Hurricane Katrina →	Hurricane	Aug 2005	$41.2M	$1.2M
Hurricane Katrina →	Hurricane	Aug 2005	—	—
Hurricane Dennis →	Hurricane	Jul 2005	$15K	—

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

248

Total Claims Paid

$2,451,270

Avg Claim Payout

$9,884

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

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$2,760,906

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.69

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
206.2: Safe Room (Tornado and Severe Wind Shelter) - Public Structures	2	$2,391,288
601.1: Generators	2	$232,607
205.8: Retrofitting Public Structures - Wind	1	$20,711
600.1: Warning Systems (as a Component of a Planned, Adopted, and Exercised Risk Reduction Plan)	1	$116,300
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	1	$0

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

Ovett has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are tornado, hurricane, strong wind. The area has had 32 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (16 declarations). 248 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $48,297,566 in public assistance recovery funding. $1,452,735 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 7 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.