Natural hazards · Millry

Millry, AL natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Millry comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is very high for a U.S. community. 5 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 · OpenFEMA claims, aid & declarations

Expected damage

How exposed is Millry?

Very high

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Millry to be higher than in 89% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and hurricanes.

Inland flooding37%Hurricanes29%Tornadoes17%Strong wind5%Everything else12%

By hazard

What Millry faces

Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how that compares with the rest of the country.

Inland flooding

37% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 88% of U.S. places

Recorded about once a year in the area

Hurricanes

29% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 94% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 6 years in the area

Tornadoes

17% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 97% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 7 years in the area

Strong wind

5% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 98% of U.S. places

Recorded about 3 times a year in the area

Lower here

HailIce stormsWinter weatherCold wavesHeat wavesWildfireEarthquakesLandslidesLightningDrought

Not a risk here

Coastal floodingAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic activity

Flood risk changes street by street. Check a specific address on FEMA’s flood map, and ask about flood insurance before you buy.

Flood insurance claims

Does Millry flood?

FEMA's records show no paid flood insurance claims in Millry.

of homes in flood zones
are insured

of all homes
are insured

No community discount. Millry isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.

Insurance rates: Washington County.

Disasters that hit Millry

5 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

Disasters the President declared that paid out in Millry itself: aid to households, or repair grants to the Town of Millry.

Brought FEMA money into MillryDeclared for Washington County only

2020

Hurricane Zeta

114 households applied for aid $145K aid approved

2011

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding

15 households applied for aid $35K aid approved

2005

Hurricane Katrina

686 households applied for aid $698K aid approved $5K to the Town of Millry for repairs

2004

Hurricane Ivan

335 households applied for aid $464K aid approved $8K to the Town of Millry for repairs

2003

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding

129 households applied for aid $207K aid approved

Washington County has had 22 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often hurricanes and severe storms.

About these numbers

How to read this page

An average, not a forecastFEMA’s National Risk Index estimates the damage 18 kinds of natural hazards cause in a typical year, from decades of records and models. A quiet decade can follow a bad year.

Compared by rate“Higher than N%” compares yearly damage as a share of what’s here, so a big city isn’t rated riskier just for having more buildings. Millry covers 1 census tract, combined by population.

Money that reached townFlood claims are matched to Millry’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the Town of Millry. FEMA’s model follows property values, so a place that recently lost many homes can rate lower than it feels.

FEMA’s expected losses across Millry total about $2.1M a year, counting buildings, people and crops.

Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025); OpenFEMA: NFIP redacted claims, multiple-loss properties, community status book and residential penetration rates, housing assistance (owners and renters), public assistance funded projects, hazard mitigation properties and disaster declarations. Census tracts: U.S. Census Bureau.