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Natural hazards · Morrow

Morrow, LA natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Morrow comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is high for a U.S. community. 8 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

How exposed is Morrow?

66
High
vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Morrow to be higher than in 66% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and drought.

Inland flooding31%Drought23%Hurricanes18%Tornadoes11%Cold waves9%Everything else7%
By hazard

What Morrow faces

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

Inland flooding

31% of expected damage
Above average · higher than 65% of U.S. places
Recorded about once a year in the area

Drought

23% of expected damage
Recorded about 20 times a year in the area

Hurricanes

18% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 88% of U.S. places
Recorded about once every 6 years in the area

Tornadoes

11% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 81% of U.S. places
Recorded about once every 7 years in the area

Cold waves

9% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 96% of U.S. places
Recorded about once a year in the area

Lower here

Coastal floodingHailIce stormsWinter weatherHeat wavesWildfireEarthquakesLandslidesStrong windLightning

Not a risk here

AvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic 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 Morrow flood?

FEMA's records show no paid flood insurance claims in Morrow.

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

8 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into MorrowDeclared for St. Landry Parish only
2026

Tropical Storm Arthur

13 households applied for aid $184K aid approved
2020

Hurricane Delta

5 households applied for aid $14K aid approved
2020

Hurricane Laura

12 households applied for aid $24K aid approved
2016

Severe Storms and Flooding

16 households applied for aid $9K aid approved
2008

Hurricane Gustav

79 households applied for aid $15K aid approved
2006

Severe Storms and Flooding

2 households applied for aid
2005

Hurricane Rita

77 households applied for aid $96K aid approved
2004

Severe Storms and Flooding

9 households applied for aid $10K aid approved
St. Landry Parish has had 34 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. Morrow 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 Morrow’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to Morrow. 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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