Natural Disasters in Arlington, TN

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

99.4

Relatively High

Expected Annual Loss

99.2

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

72.6

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

57.5

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Tornado99.8Cold Wave99.8Heat Wave99.6

Hazard	Risk Score
Tornado	99.8
Cold Wave	99.8
Heat Wave	99.6
Earthquake	99.5
Lightning	96.2
Landslide	92.6
Ice Storm	91.2
Winter Weather	88.7
Strong Wind	87.7
Wildfire	71.1
Hurricane	67.1
Drought	37.0
Hail	12.8

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

Winter Storm

Jan 2026

Most Common Type

Severe Storm

17 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Jan 24, 2026	Winter Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Jun 19, 2025	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Apr 2, 2025	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Sep 4, 2023	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS
Aug 17, 2023	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS
Mar 8, 2023	Winter Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Mar 11, 2022	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Apr 21, 2021	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS
Apr 2, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Jun 23, 2017	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING
Apr 11, 2014	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
May 9, 2011	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
May 9, 2011	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, TORNADOES, AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS
May 4, 2011	Flood	FLOODING
May 1, 2011	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND ASSOCIATED FLOODING
May 4, 2010	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND TORNADOES
Jul 13, 2009	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING
Feb 7, 2008	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING
Sep 5, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION

Showing 20 of 27 declarations

Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

1,586

Total IA Distributed

$2,162,268

Repair/Replace

$514,295

Rental Assistance

$112,359

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-1634	4	N/A	—
DR-4609	2	N/A	—
DR-4514	238	$1,366,746	—
DR-1909	501	$599,006	$2,329
DR-1482	704	$154,205	$373
DR-1745	61	$24,410	$1,530
DR-1979	75	$16,100	$460
DR-1464	1	$1,800	$1,800

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

1,014

Total Claims Paid

$24,910,683

Avg Claim Payout

$24,567

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$173,026,857

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

789

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-1482	Severe Storm(s)	126	$34,679,926
DR-4645	Winter Storm	25	$32,691,708
DR-4320	Severe Storm(s)	45	$24,215,073
DR-4729	Severe Storm(s)	27	$18,125,981
DR-4735	Severe Storm(s)	13	$13,174,994
DR-1979	Severe Storm(s)	109	$8,784,344
DR-1851	Severe Storm(s)	43	$8,598,617
DR-4514	Biological	65	$8,071,330
DR-4594	Winter Storm	37	$5,924,181
DR-1978	Severe Storm(s)	31	$3,865,156
DR-1909	Severe Storm(s)	165	$3,327,767
DR-4171	Severe Ice Storm	11	$3,323,804
DR-1974	Severe Storm(s)	23	$3,181,810
DR-1745	Severe Storm(s)	32	$2,980,220
DR-4691	Winter Storm	26	$1,727,557

Showing top 15 of 17 disasters by spending

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$21,343,318

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

4.94

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine	7	$807,458
206.2: Safe Room (Tornado and Severe Wind Shelter) - Public Structures	4	$8,025,023
205.4: Non Structural Retrofitting/Rehabilitating Public Structures - Seismic	3	$2,586,491
90.4: Mitigation Plan - Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	2	$119,860
800.1: Miscellaneous	1	$0

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

Arlington has a relatively high overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are tornado, cold wave, heat wave. The area has had 27 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (17 declarations). 1,014 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $173,026,857 in public assistance recovery funding. $2,162,268 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 23 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.