Natural Disasters in Valley Park, MO

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

99.3

Relatively High

Expected Annual Loss

99.5

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

31.2

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

79.7

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Heat Wave99.9Hail99.7Lightning99.3

Hazard	Risk Score
Heat Wave	99.9
Hail	99.7
Lightning	99.3
Cold Wave	99.1
Earthquake	99.0
Ice Storm	98.8
Winter Weather	98.3
Tornado	98.1
Landslide	97.6
Strong Wind	89.8
Wildfire	61.7
Hurricane	45.1
Drought	27.8

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

16 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Jun 9, 2025	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
May 21, 2025	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND WILDFIRES
Aug 8, 2022	Flood	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Mar 26, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
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
Jul 18, 2013	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Jun 30, 2011	Flood	FLOODING
May 9, 2011	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Feb 3, 2011	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
Jun 25, 2008	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Mar 19, 2008	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Dec 12, 2007	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS
Jan 15, 2007	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS AND FLOODING
Dec 29, 2006	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS
Jul 21, 2006	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS

Showing 20 of 34 declarations

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

12,025

Total Claims Paid

$264,731,769

Avg Claim Payout

$22,015

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$328,948,488

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

402

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4490	Biological	167	$301,993,058
DR-4665	Severe Storm(s)	104	$15,635,298
DR-4250	Flood	52	$7,597,774
DR-4317	Flood	57	$2,402,014
DR-4877	Tornado	19	$1,263,535
DR-4238	Severe Storm(s)	2	$49,420
DR-1749	Severe Storm(s)	1	$7,389

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$18,125,604

Properties Protected

691

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

2.20

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine	28	$16,868,179
206.2: Safe Room (Tornado and Severe Wind Shelter) - Public Structures	4	$1,218,750
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine; 200.5: Acquisition of Vacant Land	1	$38,675
205.6: Structural Retrofitting/Rehabilitating Public Structures - Seismic	1	$0

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

Valley Park has a relatively high overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are heat wave, hail, lightning. The area has had 34 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (16 declarations). 12,025 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $328,948,488 in public assistance recovery funding. 34 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.