Natural Disasters in Seminary, MS

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

50.8

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

35.8

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

94.3

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

22.2

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Hurricane87.8Hail70.8Heat Wave69.7

Hazard	Risk Score
Hurricane	87.8
Hail	70.8
Heat Wave	69.7
Drought	66.4
Tornado	62.5
Strong Wind	58.5
Wildfire	55.6
Lightning	48.2
Earthquake	45.0
Cold Wave	44.3
Landslide	43.8
Ice Storm	40.7
Winter Weather	31.5

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

Jan 2026

Most Common Type

Hurricane

15 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Jan 24, 2026	Winter Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
May 21, 2025	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Aug 12, 2023	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND TORNADOES.
Oct 22, 2021	Hurricane	HURRICANE IDA
Aug 28, 2021	Hurricane	HURRICANE IDA
May 4, 2021	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS
Sep 14, 2020	Hurricane	HURRICANE SALLY
Aug 23, 2020	Hurricane	HURRICANE MARCO AND TROPICAL STORM LAURA
Jul 9, 2020	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING
Apr 16, 2020	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING
Apr 5, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Dec 6, 2019	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORM, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING
Feb 14, 2019	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND TORNADO
Mar 25, 2016	Flood	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Aug 29, 2012	Hurricane	HURRICANE ISAAC
Aug 28, 2012	Hurricane	TROPICAL STORM ISAAC
Aug 30, 2008	Hurricane	HURRICANE GUSTAV
Aug 29, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA
Aug 28, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA

Showing 20 of 31 declarations

Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

6,804

Total IA Distributed

$13,182,162

Repair/Replace

$6,064,265

Rental Assistance

$1,461,992

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-4101	1	N/A	—
DR-4081	1	N/A	—
DR-4874	977	$5,970,532	$7,577
DR-1604	5,269	$5,910,339	$1,710
DR-4536	528	$1,171,409	$3,349
DR-4528	28	$129,882	—

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

Total Claims Paid

$686,697

Avg Claim Payout

$9,810

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$13,731,958

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

189

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4536	Severe Storm(s)	11	$5,924,151
DR-1604	Hurricane	100	$3,667,941
DR-4874	Severe Storm(s)	8	$1,809,548
DR-4470	Severe Storm(s)	13	$1,001,545
DR-4415	Severe Storm(s)	8	$386,534
DR-4551	Severe Storm(s)	9	$376,888
DR-4268	Flood	16	$288,680
DR-4081	Hurricane	10	$113,047
DR-3544	Hurricane	2	$68,836
DR-4598	Winter Storm	2	$30,239
DR-4727	Severe Storm(s)	3	$23,772
DR-4528	Biological	1	$20,991
DR-4626	Hurricane	2	$10,468
DR-1594	Hurricane	2	$4,400
DR-1550	Hurricane	1	$2,768

Showing top 15 of 16 disasters by spending

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$551,348

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

1.34

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
601.1: Generators	4	$147,139
600.1: Warning Systems (as a Component of a Planned, Adopted, and Exercised Risk Reduction Plan)	3	$215,004
601.2: Generators - Regular	2	$189,205
405.1: Other Minor Flood Control	1	$0

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

Seminary has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are hurricane, hail, heat wave. The area has had 31 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (15 declarations). 70 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $13,731,958 in public assistance recovery funding. $13,182,162 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 10 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.