Natural Disasters in Goodman, MO

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

64.0

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

67.9

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

27.4

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

2.1

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Ice Storm86.3Strong Wind80.1Landslide74.5

Hazard	Risk Score
Ice Storm	86.3
Strong Wind	80.1
Landslide	74.5
Heat Wave	74.5
Tornado	73.3
Wildfire	72.8
Drought	69.2
Cold Wave	54.5
Winter Weather	45.4
Earthquake	38.7
Lightning	36.5
Hail	36.5
Hurricane	31.5

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

Jun 2025

Most Common Type

Severe Storm

14 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Jun 9, 2025	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Jul 23, 2024	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
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
Mar 23, 2011	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM
Feb 3, 2011	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Jan 30, 2009	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Mar 19, 2008	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Feb 5, 2008	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Dec 27, 2007	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS
Dec 12, 2007	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS
Jan 15, 2007	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS AND FLOODING
Sep 10, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION

Showing 20 of 26 declarations

Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

908

Total IA Distributed

$3,059,335

Repair/Replace

$1,850,197

Rental Assistance

$368,104

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-4665	4	N/A	—
DR-1463	3	N/A	—
DR-4317	306	$1,384,940	$5,974
DR-1760	172	$507,112	$19,256
DR-4451	153	$500,225	$6,503
DR-4490	39	$188,940	—
DR-1749	68	$173,639	$5,103
DR-4250	48	$135,005	$4,338
DR-1980	92	$129,948	$1,490
DR-1847	9	$32,937	$2,783

Showing top 10 of 11 disasters by IA amount

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

386

Total Claims Paid

$12,779,172

Avg Claim Payout

$33,107

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$3,842,237

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

116

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4317	Flood	39	$1,109,252
DR-1412	Severe Storm(s)	12	$1,024,799
DR-1749	Severe Storm(s)	21	$517,767
DR-4451	Severe Storm(s)	10	$507,762
DR-4250	Flood	19	$368,388
DR-4144	Severe Storm(s)	8	$185,683
DR-4238	Severe Storm(s)	3	$101,638
DR-4490	Biological	1	$20,880
DR-4876	Severe Storm(s)	2	$5,083
DR-1736	Severe Ice Storm	1	$985

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$7,546,651

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

3.02

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
206.2: Safe Room (Tornado and Severe Wind Shelter) - Public Structures	6	$7,546,651

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

Goodman has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are ice storm, strong wind, landslide. The area has had 26 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (14 declarations). 386 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $3,842,237 in public assistance recovery funding. $3,059,335 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 6 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.