Natural Disasters in Cosby, MO

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

22.1

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

40.1

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

10.6

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

66.0

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Landslide72.2Drought71.8Tornado65.5

Hazard	Risk Score
Landslide	72.2
Drought	71.8
Tornado	65.5
Hail	52.6
Wildfire	50.2
Heat Wave	50.1
Cold Wave	48.7
Ice Storm	36.1
Strong Wind	33.9
Winter Weather	27.5
Lightning	21.8
Earthquake	15.6

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

Severe Storm

Sep 2021

Most Common Type

Severe Storm

15 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Sep 1, 2021	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Mar 26, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Jul 9, 2019	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
May 20, 2019	Flood	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING
Aug 7, 2015	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING
Oct 31, 2014	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING
Aug 12, 2011	Flood	FLOODING
Jun 30, 2011	Flood	FLOODING
Mar 23, 2011	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM
Feb 3, 2011	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Aug 17, 2010	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND TORNADOES
Jan 30, 2009	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Jun 25, 2008	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Dec 27, 2007	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS
Dec 12, 2007	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS
Jun 11, 2007	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Apr 5, 2006	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Sep 10, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION
Jun 11, 2004	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING

Showing 20 of 31 declarations

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

146

Total Claims Paid

$4,002,835

Avg Claim Payout

$27,417

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$3,431,473

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-1736	Severe Ice Storm	18	$2,402,969
DR-4012	Flood	8	$405,204
DR-4490	Biological	4	$237,614
DR-4612	Severe Storm(s)	1	$162,680
DR-1708	Severe Storm(s)	16	$75,513
DR-4238	Severe Storm(s)	2	$68,719
DR-4451	Severe Storm(s)	2	$55,479
DR-4435	Flood	1	$14,812
DR-1635	Severe Storm(s)	2	$8,483

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$2,801,029

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

2.85

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	$71,537
206.2: Safe Room (Tornado and Severe Wind Shelter) - Public Structures	5	$2,729,492

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

Cosby has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are landslide, drought, tornado. The area has had 31 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (15 declarations). 146 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $3,431,473 in public assistance recovery funding. 10 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.