Natural Disasters in West Point, MS

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

42.5

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

29.9

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

92.4

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

56.5

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Earthquake79.5Tornado75.1Hurricane69.7

Hazard	Risk Score
Earthquake	79.5
Tornado	75.1
Hurricane	69.7
Cold Wave	69.3
Heat Wave	62.1
Drought	61.9
Lightning	60.0
Hail	53.6
Ice Storm	52.7
Strong Wind	38.7
Wildfire	26.3
Landslide	25.6
Winter Weather	8.4

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

Severe Storm

14 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Jan 24, 2026	Winter Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Oct 22, 2021	Hurricane	HURRICANE IDA
Aug 28, 2021	Hurricane	HURRICANE IDA
May 4, 2021	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS
Apr 23, 2020	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND MUDSLIDES
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 12, 2020	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING
Jun 20, 2019	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING
Apr 23, 2019	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Jan 4, 2016	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING
Apr 29, 2011	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND ASSOCIATED FLOODING
Aug 30, 2008	Hurricane	HURRICANE GUSTAV
Aug 29, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA
Jul 10, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE DENNIS
Sep 15, 2004	Hurricane	HURRICANE IVAN
May 23, 2003	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES AND HIGH WINDS
Nov 14, 2002	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND TORNADOES
Feb 23, 2001	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND TORNADOES

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Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

260

Total IA Distributed

$481,127

Repair/Replace

$87,601

Rental Assistance

$74,212

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-1906	1	N/A	—
DR-1604	5	N/A	$500
DR-4528	41	$242,488	—
DR-1972	126	$193,971	$1,586
DR-4429	31	$30,992	$2,475
DR-1470	17	$7,884	$341
DR-1443	22	$4,793	$323
DR-4697	17	$1,000	—

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

121

Total Claims Paid

$1,318,998

Avg Claim Payout

$10,901

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$1,554,770

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

112

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4528	Biological	5	$322,218
DR-1972	Severe Storm(s)	40	$297,419
DR-4538	Severe Storm(s)	11	$182,047
DR-1604	Hurricane	12	$150,788
DR-4478	Severe Storm(s)	4	$129,617
DR-4536	Severe Storm(s)	5	$110,301
DR-1265	Severe Ice Storm	4	$88,969
DR-4598	Winter Storm	5	$75,684
DR-4429	Other	7	$58,011
DR-4248	Severe Storm(s)	3	$44,023
DR-1550	Hurricane	5	$37,301
DR-4450	Other	4	$30,002
DR-1360	Severe Storm(s)	6	$26,787
DR-1594	Hurricane	1	$1,604

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$449,467

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

3.86

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)	5	$230,262
601.1: Generators	1	$219,205
206.2: Safe Room (Tornado and Severe Wind Shelter) - Public Structures	1	$0

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

West Point has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are earthquake, tornado, hurricane. The area has had 26 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (14 declarations). 121 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $1,554,770 in public assistance recovery funding. $481,127 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 7 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.