Natural Disasters in Newtonia, MO

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

77.5

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

77.0

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

46.0

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

35.8

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Ice Storm96.0Heat Wave90.1Tornado87.9

Hazard	Risk Score
Ice Storm	96.0
Heat Wave	90.1
Tornado	87.9
Strong Wind	84.7
Hail	82.5
Drought	78.1
Wildfire	77.3
Winter Weather	75.0
Earthquake	69.9
Cold Wave	66.6
Lightning	60.1
Landslide	50.7
Hurricane	39.7

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
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
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
Jun 19, 2009	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Jan 30, 2009	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
May 23, 2008	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND TORNADOES
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
Mar 16, 2006	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES AND FLOODING
Sep 10, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION

Showing 20 of 28 declarations

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

209

Total Claims Paid

$5,254,525

Avg Claim Payout

$25,141

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$5,846,498

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

122

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4490	Biological	6	$2,221,121
DR-4317	Flood	23	$860,870
DR-4451	Severe Storm(s)	21	$802,333
DR-4250	Flood	25	$658,208
DR-1736	Severe Ice Storm	17	$531,967
DR-4876	Severe Storm(s)	12	$361,981
DR-1749	Severe Storm(s)	10	$186,776
DR-4803	Other	1	$129,265
DR-4238	Severe Storm(s)	2	$25,145
DR-1463	Severe Storm(s)	2	$21,229
DR-1412	Severe Storm(s)	1	$19,335
DR-4144	Severe Storm(s)	1	$19,096
DR-1980	Severe Storm(s)	1	$9,172

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$17,404,082

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

4.24

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
206.2: Safe Room (Tornado and Severe Wind Shelter) - Public Structures	11	$15,497,420
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine	4	$1,783,013
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine; 200.5: Acquisition of Vacant Land	1	$123,649

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

Newtonia has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are ice storm, heat wave, tornado. The area has had 28 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (14 declarations). 209 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $5,846,498 in public assistance recovery funding. 16 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.