Natural Disasters in Piedmont, MO

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

67.0

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

51.5

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

93.0

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

5.6

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Earthquake85.5Cold Wave85.0Landslide83.7

Hazard	Risk Score
Earthquake	85.5
Cold Wave	85.0
Landslide	83.7
Heat Wave	82.6
Ice Storm	75.8
Tornado	70.1
Winter Weather	63.0
Strong Wind	54.9
Wildfire	47.2
Lightning	40.9
Hurricane	35.7
Drought	32.2
Hail	24.4

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

15 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
Sep 21, 2023	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Jan 10, 2022	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND TORNADOES
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 2, 2016	Flood	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, 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
Mar 12, 2008	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS AND FLOODING
Dec 12, 2007	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS
Sep 10, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION

Showing 20 of 27 declarations

Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

652

Total IA Distributed

$3,268,831

Repair/Replace

$2,369,958

Rental Assistance

$178,698

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-4665	1	N/A	—
DR-1749	453	$2,354,864	$6,642
DR-4867	96	$567,261	$16,841
DR-4872	8	$131,470	$25,880
DR-4317	42	$78,464	$2,900
DR-1980	41	$77,919	$4,126
DR-4490	11	$58,851	—

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

141

Total Claims Paid

$3,168,442

Avg Claim Payout

$22,471

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$3,796,340

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

140

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-1749	Severe Storm(s)	80	$1,072,982
DR-4741	Severe Storm(s)	11	$969,632
DR-4317	Flood	15	$957,177
DR-1412	Severe Storm(s)	24	$580,026
DR-1822	Severe Storm(s)	5	$82,545
DR-4867	Severe Storm(s)	2	$81,909
DR-4451	Severe Storm(s)	1	$37,246
DR-4872	Other	2	$14,822

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$8,362,554

Properties Protected

107

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

1.15

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine	9	$2,315,330
206.2: Safe Room (Tornado and Severe Wind Shelter) - Public Structures	4	$4,434,417
91.5: Local Multijurisdictional Multihazard Mitigation Plan - UPDATE	3	$857,985
91.3: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan - UPDATE	1	$387,092
Unknown	1	$42,639

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

Piedmont has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are earthquake, cold wave, landslide. The area has had 27 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (15 declarations). 141 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $3,796,340 in public assistance recovery funding. $3,268,831 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 20 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.