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Natural hazards · Merryville

Merryville, LA natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Merryville comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is high for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 4 claims here since 1982. 10 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

How exposed is Merryville?

74
High
vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Merryville to be higher than in 74% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding.

Inland flooding53%Hurricanes12%Lightning7%Cold waves6%Tornadoes6%Everything else16%
By hazard

What Merryville faces

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

Inland flooding

53% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 83% of U.S. places
Recorded about once a year in the area

Hurricanes

12% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 86% of U.S. places
Recorded about once every 8 years in the area

Lightning

7% of expected damage
Above average · higher than 69% of U.S. places

Cold waves

6% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 81% of U.S. places
Recorded about once a year in the area

Tornadoes

6% of expected damage
Above average · higher than 59% of U.S. places
Recorded about once every 4 years in the area

Lower here

HailIce stormsWinter weatherHeat wavesWildfireEarthquakesLandslidesStrong windDrought

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 Merryville flood?

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

4paid claims since 1982
$119Kpaid to owners
0homes flooded more than once
19822026

Biggest named events

  • Tropical Storm Allison: 2 claims, $90K
  • Hurricane Rita: 1 claim, $24K
of homes in flood zones
are insured
of all homes
are insured
No community discount. Merryville isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Beauregard Parish.
Disasters that hit Merryville

10 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into MerryvilleDeclared for Beauregard Parish only
2020

Hurricane Delta

76 households applied for aid $74K aid approved
2020

Hurricane Laura

820 households applied for aid $961K aid approved $126K to the Town of Merryville for repairs
2017

Tropical Storm Harvey

$44K to the Town of Merryville for repairs
2016

Severe Storms and Flooding

216 households applied for aid $1.4M aid approved $8K to the Town of Merryville for repairs
2008

Hurricane Ike

124 households applied for aid $62K aid approved $16K to the Town of Merryville for repairs
2008

Hurricane Gustav

59 households applied for aid $11K aid approved
2006

Severe Storms and Flooding

1 household applied for aid
2005

Hurricane Rita

1,394 households applied for aid $1.9M aid approved $23K to the Town of Merryville for repairs
2005

Hurricane Katrina

2 households applied for aid
2001

Tropical Storm Allison

$21K to the Town of Merryville for repairs
Beauregard Parish has had 31 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. Merryville 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 Merryville’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the Town of Merryville. 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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