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Natural hazards · Marvell

Marvell, AR natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Marvell comes from earthquakes, and overall the risk is high for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 1 claim here since 2026. 4 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

How exposed is Marvell?

77
High
vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Marvell to be higher than in 77% of U.S. communities, mostly from earthquakes and inland flooding.

Earthquakes31%Inland flooding29%Tornadoes17%Heat waves6%Everything else18%
By hazard

What Marvell faces

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

Earthquakes

31% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 87% of U.S. places

Inland flooding

29% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 75% of U.S. places
Recorded about once every 2 years in the area

Tornadoes

17% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 93% of U.S. places
Recorded about once every 12 years in the area

Heat waves

6% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 75% of U.S. places
Recorded about 23 times a year in the area

Lower here

HurricanesHailIce stormsWinter weatherCold wavesWildfireLandslidesStrong windLightningDrought

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 Marvell flood?

Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Marvell, from FEMA’s records.

1paid claims since 2026
$30Kpaid to owners
0homes flooded more than once
20262026
of homes in flood zones
are insured
of all homes
are insured
No community discount. Marvell isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Phillips County.
Disasters that hit Marvell

4 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into MarvellDeclared for Phillips County only
2011

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Associated Flooding

106 households applied for aid $56K aid approved
2008

Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes

84 households applied for aid $80K aid approved
2008

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding

47 households applied for aid $23K aid approved
2003

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding

265 households applied for aid $298K aid approved
Phillips County has had 16 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often severe storms and tornadoes.
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. Marvell is smaller than a census tract, so it shares the figures of the tract around its center.
Money that reached townFlood claims are matched to Marvell’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the City of Marvell. FEMA’s model follows property values, so a place that recently lost many homes can rate lower than it feels.

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.

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