Natural Disasters in Sumrall, MS

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

65.0

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

63.0

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

55.6

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

55.5

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Hurricane89.0Wildfire81.6Heat Wave80.7

Hazard	Risk Score
Hurricane	89.0
Wildfire	81.6
Heat Wave	80.7
Lightning	79.5
Tornado	73.8
Strong Wind	63.6
Ice Storm	61.2
Landslide	60.9
Winter Weather	55.3
Earthquake	54.3
Hail	54.0
Cold Wave	46.4
Drought	36.6

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

16 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Jan 24, 2026	Winter Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Oct 22, 2021	Hurricane	HURRICANE IDA
Aug 28, 2021	Hurricane	HURRICANE IDA
Oct 28, 2020	Hurricane	HURRICANE ZETA
Sep 14, 2020	Hurricane	HURRICANE SALLY
Aug 23, 2020	Hurricane	HURRICANE MARCO AND TROPICAL STORM LAURA
Apr 5, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Jan 25, 2017	Tornado	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING
Mar 25, 2016	Flood	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Feb 13, 2013	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, 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
Jul 10, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE DENNIS
Sep 15, 2004	Hurricane	HURRICANE IVAN
Feb 23, 2001	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND TORNADOES
Oct 1, 1998	Hurricane	HURRICANE GEORGES

Showing 20 of 25 declarations

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

397

Total Claims Paid

$5,861,063

Avg Claim Payout

$14,763

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$5,030,867

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

182

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-1604	Hurricane	127	$2,556,006
DR-4101	Severe Storm(s)	8	$994,549
DR-4295	Tornado	3	$625,232
DR-4081	Hurricane	19	$362,829
DR-1360	Severe Storm(s)	6	$246,223
DR-4268	Flood	4	$98,210
DR-1550	Hurricane	10	$76,706
DR-3291	Hurricane	2	$40,525
DR-1594	Hurricane	3	$30,587

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$3,793,573

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

2.93

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
601.1: Generators	4	$232,320
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine	2	$73,601
500.3: Flood Control - Dam	2	$159,500
600.1: Warning Systems (as a Component of a Planned, Adopted, and Exercised Risk Reduction Plan)	1	$108,787
206.2: Safe Room (Tornado and Severe Wind Shelter) - Public Structures	1	$2,346,988

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

Sumrall has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are hurricane, wildfire, heat wave. The area has had 25 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (16 declarations). 397 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $5,030,867 in public assistance recovery funding. 12 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.