Addis, LA natural hazards
Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Addis comes from cold waves, and overall the risk is low for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 41 claims here since 2005. 11 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.
FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 · OpenFEMA claims, aid & declarationsHow exposed is Addis?
FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Addis to be higher than in 39% of U.S. communities, mostly from cold waves and tornadoes.
What Addis faces
Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how that compares with the rest of the country.
Cold waves
Tornadoes
Hurricanes
Inland flooding
Heat waves
Drought
Lower here
Not a risk here
Does Addis flood?
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Addis, from FEMA’s records.
Biggest named events
- 2021 Mid-Spring Severe Storms: 9 claims, $794K
- Hurricane Gustav: 1 claim, $8K
- Hurricane Katrina: 1 claim, $42K
Homes that flooded again and again
■ FEMA “severe repetitive loss” (1) ■ flooded 2+ times
are insured
are insured
What’s been done with FEMA grants
11 federal disasters brought FEMA money here
Disasters the President declared that paid out in Addis itself: aid to households, or repair grants to the Town of Addis.
Hurricane Ida
Severe Winter Storms
Hurricane Delta
Hurricane Laura
Severe Storms and Flooding
Hurricane Isaac
Hurricane Gustav
Hurricane Rita
Hurricane Katrina
Severe Storms and Flooding
Hurricane Lili
How to read this page
FEMA’s expected losses across Addis total about $3.4M 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.