Natural Disasters in Eminence, MO

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

57.5

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

42.6

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

89.8

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

5.2

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Cold Wave92.6Landslide81.0Earthquake76.6

Hazard	Risk Score
Cold Wave	92.6
Landslide	81.0
Earthquake	76.6
Heat Wave	75.0
Strong Wind	71.8
Ice Storm	71.1
Wildfire	60.8
Winter Weather	44.7
Tornado	44.7
Lightning	34.5
Hurricane	30.0
Hail	9.4

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

Severe Storm

May 2025

Most Common Type

Severe Storm

17 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
May 21, 2025	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
May 21, 2025	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND WILDFIRES
Jan 1, 2025	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING
Jul 23, 2024	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Jul 9, 2020	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, 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
Jun 2, 2017	Flood	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS AND FLOODING
Jan 21, 2016	Flood	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING
Jan 2, 2016	Flood	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING
Aug 7, 2015	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING
Sep 6, 2013	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS AND FLOODING
May 9, 2011	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Feb 3, 2011	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Jun 19, 2009	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Feb 17, 2009	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Jan 30, 2009	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Nov 13, 2008	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND A TORNADO
Mar 19, 2008	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

Showing 20 of 27 declarations

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

Total Claims Paid

$157,622

Avg Claim Payout

$8,757

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$5,995,422

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

228

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4317	Flood	38	$3,255,236
DR-1412	Severe Storm(s)	47	$1,140,094
DR-1749	Severe Storm(s)	122	$760,277
DR-4238	Severe Storm(s)	6	$463,190
DR-4250	Flood	9	$290,378
DR-4144	Severe Storm(s)	3	$49,229
DR-1822	Severe Storm(s)	3	$37,018

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$1,063,540

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.31

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)	4	$44,782
206.2: Safe Room (Tornado and Severe Wind Shelter) - Public Structures	1	$1,018,758

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

Eminence has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are cold wave, landslide, earthquake. The area has had 27 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (17 declarations). 18 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $5,995,422 in public assistance recovery funding. 5 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.