Natural hazards · Marksville

Marksville, LA natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Marksville comes from hurricanes, and overall the risk is low for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 49 claims here since 1979. 10 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

Expected damage

How exposed is Marksville?

Low

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Marksville to be higher than in 37% of U.S. communities, mostly from hurricanes and tornadoes.

Hurricanes32%Tornadoes19%Cold waves16%Inland flooding16%Everything else18%

By hazard

What Marksville faces

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

Hurricanes

32% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 89% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 9 years in the area

Tornadoes

19% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 76% of U.S. places

Cold waves

16% of expected damage

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

Recorded about once a year in the area

Inland flooding

16% of expected damage

Well below average · higher than 3% of U.S. places

Recorded about once a year in the area

Lower here

HailIce stormsWinter weatherHeat wavesWildfireEarthquakesLandslidesStrong 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 Marksville flood?

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

49paid claims since 1979

$891Kpaid to owners

9homes flooded more than once

19792026

Biggest named events

Mid-summer severe storms: 7 claims, $267K
Hurricane Gustav: 6 claims, $178K
2026-06-Arthur-TS: 2 claims, $23K

Homes that flooded again and again

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

of all homes
are insured

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

Insurance rates: Avoyelles Parish.

What’s been done with FEMA grants

7flood-prone properties bought out and cleared

6homes raised above flood level

1storm safe rooms built

1buildings retrofitted against wind

Disasters that hit Marksville

10 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into MarksvilleDeclared for Avoyelles Parish only

2026

Tropical Storm Arthur

391 households applied for aid $1.5M aid approved

2021

Severe Winter Storms

116 households applied for aid $72K aid approved

2020

Hurricane Delta

1 household applied for aid $9K aid approved

2020

Hurricane Laura

7 households applied for aid $1K aid approved

2016

Severe Storms and Flooding

209 households applied for aid $266K aid approved $38K to the City of Marksville for repairs

2012

Hurricane Isaac

$32K to the City of Marksville for repairs

2008

Hurricane Gustav

1,332 households applied for aid $1.3M aid approved $299K to the City of Marksville for repairs

2005

Hurricane Rita

1 household applied for aid $147K to the City of Marksville for repairs

2005

Hurricane Katrina

$58K to the City of Marksville for repairs

2002

Hurricane Lili

$133K to the City of Marksville for repairs

Avoyelles Parish has had 29 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often hurricanes 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. Marksville 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 Marksville’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the City of Marksville. 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.