Natural Disasters in Tylertown, MS

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

25.5

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

22.3

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

62.8

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

16.9

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Strong Wind81.6Hurricane79.6Wildfire66.7

Hazard	Risk Score
Strong Wind	81.6
Hurricane	79.6
Wildfire	66.7
Heat Wave	51.8
Drought	51.7
Hail	43.9
Ice Storm	37.7
Tornado	36.1
Lightning	36.0
Earthquake	34.4
Landslide	31.4
Cold Wave	29.0
Winter Weather	19.7

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

13 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
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
Sep 14, 2020	Hurricane	HURRICANE SALLY
Aug 23, 2020	Hurricane	HURRICANE MARCO AND TROPICAL STORM LAURA
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
Mar 25, 2016	Flood	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Aug 29, 2012	Hurricane	HURRICANE ISAAC
Aug 28, 2012	Hurricane	TROPICAL STORM ISAAC
May 12, 2009	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND TORNADOES
Sep 22, 2008	Hurricane	HURRICANE GUSTAV
Aug 30, 2008	Hurricane	HURRICANE GUSTAV
Aug 29, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA
Sep 15, 2004	Hurricane	HURRICANE IVAN
Apr 24, 2003	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, FLOODS

Showing 20 of 28 declarations

Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

9,601

Total IA Distributed

$20,486,425

Repair/Replace

$8,942,771

Rental Assistance

$3,389,722

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-1470	1	N/A	—
DR-1604	5,015	$8,771,000	$2,486
DR-4874	1,431	$8,648,357	$4,658
DR-1459	1,240	$1,153,733	$749
DR-4626	762	$1,028,792	$1,611
DR-4081	1,047	$671,422	$623
DR-4536	88	$157,064	$2,314
DR-4528	17	$56,057	—

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

233

Total Claims Paid

$2,633,958

Avg Claim Payout

$11,305

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$11,584,266

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

134

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4874	Severe Storm(s)	15	$7,673,655
DR-1604	Hurricane	46	$2,223,352
DR-4536	Severe Storm(s)	4	$928,248
DR-4268	Flood	6	$147,422
DR-1837	Severe Storm(s)	11	$137,344
DR-4626	Hurricane	7	$125,628
DR-4081	Hurricane	14	$117,401
DR-1360	Severe Storm(s)	20	$110,569
DR-4598	Winter Storm	8	$80,107
DR-1794	Hurricane	1	$20,949
DR-4528	Biological	2	$19,592

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$134,625

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.00

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
601.1: Generators	1	$134,625

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

Tylertown has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are strong wind, hurricane, wildfire. The area has had 28 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (13 declarations). 233 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $11,584,266 in public assistance recovery funding. $20,486,425 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 1 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.