McNary’s biggest natural hazard is inland flooding
Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in McNary comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is high for a U.S. community. 2 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.
What stands out about McNary’s weather risks
Read from FEMA’s records below. The page puts what stands out first.
Does McNary flood? No paid flood claims on record
FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in McNary. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.
McNary isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Rapides Parish.How exposed is McNary?
FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings here to be higher than in 67% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding.
Calmer than 265 of the 483 Louisiana towns we cover.
McNary is smaller than a census tract, so it shares the figures of the tract around its center.
What McNary faces
Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
Inland flooding
Cold waves
Hurricanes
Heat waves
2 federal disasters brought FEMA money to McNary
Disasters that paid out in McNary itself (aid to households or repair grants to the Village of McNary) and its biggest flood years.
- 2020Hurricane Laura$46K to the Village of McNary for repairs
- 2008Hurricane Gustav1 household applied for aid
Rapides Parish has had 36 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often hurricanes and floods.
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A short kit for its top hazards, what to check before you buy, and where neighbors get alerts.
- Turn around at flooded roads: a foot of moving water can carry off a car.
- Flood insurance usually takes 30 days to start, so buy it before the forecast.
- Keep papers and medicines up high, in a grab-and-go bag.
- Let faucets drip so pipes don’t freeze.
- Know where your water shutoff is.
- Never heat the house with the oven or a grill.
- The season runs June through November and peaks from mid-August to mid-October.
- Bring in porch furniture and anything the wind can throw.
- Fill the gas tank and charge phones before the storm arrives.
- Look up the address on FEMA’s flood map.
- Ask the seller or landlord whether it has ever flooded, and what flood insurance costs there.
- Get a flood insurance quote early: policies usually start 30 days after you buy.
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McNary and its neighbors
How storm and flood risk compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Rating | Mostly | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| McNary | High | inland flooding | 0 |
| Glenmora | High | inland flooding | 6 |
Rating = expected yearly storm and flood damage as a share of what’s there, vs. U.S. communities. Flood claims = paid federal flood insurance claims on record.
Most disasters here begin in August–October
The month each of Rapides Parish’s 36 declared disasters began, since 1953.
What these numbers can and can’t tell you
- An average, not a forecast. FEMA’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 there, so a big city isn’t rated riskier just for having more buildings.
- Money that reached town. Flood claims are matched to McNary’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the Village of McNary.
- It follows property value. FEMA’s model weighs damage to buildings, so a place that recently lost many homes can rate lower than it feels.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in McNary.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
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. Preparedness tips: Ready.gov. An average of past damage, not a forecast.