Natural Disasters in New Bloomfield, MO

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

63.9

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

64.2

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

46.9

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

69.9

Score (0-100)

Scores range from 0 (lowest risk) to 100 (highest risk) relative to all U.S. communities. Data from FEMA National Risk Index.

Disaster History & Federal Spending

Source: FEMA

Total Declarations

Public Assistance

$892K

Individual Assistance

$117K

Most Common Type

Severe Storm

14 declarations

Disaster	Type	Date	PA $	IA $
Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Wildfires →	Severe Storm	May 2025	—	—
Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding →	Severe Storm	Sep 2021	$255K	—
Covid-19 Pandemic →	Biological	Mar 2020	—	$109K
Covid-19 →	Biological	Mar 2020	—	—
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding →	Severe Storm	Jul 2019	$251K	$3K
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding →	Flood	Jan 2016	—	—
Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding →	Severe Storm	Jul 2013	—	—
Flooding →	Flood	Jun 2011	—	—
Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm →	Severe Storm	Mar 2011	—	—
Severe Winter Storm →	Severe Storm	Feb 2011	—	—
Severe Winter Storm →	Severe Ice Storm	Jan 2009	—	—
Severe Storms, Flooding, and a Tornado →	Severe Storm	Nov 2008	—	$523
Severe Storms and Flooding →	Severe Storm	Jun 2008	—	$3K
Severe Storms and Flooding →	Severe Storm	Mar 2008	—	$2K
Severe Winter Storms →	Severe Ice Storm	Dec 2007	$386K	—
Severe Winter Storms →	Severe Ice Storm	Dec 2007	—	—
Severe Winter Storms and Flooding →	Severe Ice Storm	Jan 2007	—	—
Severe Winter Storms →	Severe Storm	Dec 2006	—	—
Hurricane Katrina Evacuation →	Hurricane	Sep 2005	—	—
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding →	Severe Storm	May 2003	—	—

Showing 20 of 29 disasters

PA = FEMA Public Assistance (infrastructure recovery). IA = Individual Assistance (homeowner/renter aid).

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

316

Total Claims Paid

$4,499,471

Avg Claim Payout

$14,239

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

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$314,187

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

1.27

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)	1	$19,107
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine	1	$52,237
206.2: Safe Room (Tornado and Severe Wind Shelter) - Public Structures	1	$242,843

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

New Bloomfield has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are heat wave, landslide, earthquake. The area has had 28 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (14 declarations). 316 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $892,346 in public assistance recovery funding. $116,785 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 3 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.