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Natural hazards · Paragould

Paragould, AR natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Paragould comes from earthquakes, and overall the risk is very high for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 151 claims here since 1979. 9 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

How exposed is Paragould?

84
Very high
vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Paragould to be higher than in 84% of U.S. communities, mostly from earthquakes and inland flooding.

Earthquakes46%Inland flooding24%Tornadoes14%Heat waves7%Everything else9%
By hazard

What Paragould faces

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

Earthquakes

46% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 91% of U.S. places

Inland flooding

24% of expected damage
Above average · higher than 69% of U.S. places
Recorded about once a year in the area

Tornadoes

14% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 98% of U.S. places

Heat waves

7% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 84% of U.S. places
Recorded about 19 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 Paragould flood?

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

151paid claims since 1979
$864Kpaid to owners
6homes flooded more than once
19792026

Biggest named events

  • Late spring severe storms: 3 claims, $9K
  • Mid-spring storms: 3 claims, $37K
  • Early winter storms: 1 claim, $12K

Homes that flooded again and again

■ FEMA “severe repetitive loss” (1) ■ flooded 2+ times

of homes in flood zones
are insured
of all homes
are insured
No community discount. Paragould isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Greene County.

What’s been done with FEMA grants

40storm safe rooms built
Disasters that hit Paragould

9 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into ParagouldDeclared for Greene County only
2025

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding

29 households applied for aid $320K aid approved $45K to the City of Paragould for repairs
2025

Severe Storms and Tornadoes

75 households applied for aid $144K aid approved
2024

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

30 households applied for aid $27K aid approved
2011

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Associated Flooding

46 households applied for aid $196K aid approved
2009

Severe Winter Storm

$58K to the City of Paragould for repairs
2008

Tropical Storm Ike

$23K to the City of Paragould for repairs
2008

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding

14 households applied for aid $17K aid approved $2K to the City of Paragould for repairs
2006

Severe Storms and Tornadoes

11 households applied for aid $28K aid approved
2002

Severe Ice Storm

$100K to the City of Paragould for repairs
Greene County has had 24 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often severe storms and floods.
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. Paragould covers 6 census tracts, combined by population.
Money that reached townFlood claims are matched to Paragould’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the City of Paragould. 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 Paragould total about $19.4M 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.

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