Tallulah, LA natural hazards
Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Tallulah comes from tornadoes, and overall the risk is moderate for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 138 claims here since 1979. 6 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.
FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 · OpenFEMA claims, aid & declarationsHow exposed is Tallulah?
FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Tallulah to be higher than in 46% of U.S. communities, mostly from tornadoes and inland flooding.
What Tallulah faces
Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how that compares with the rest of the country.
Tornadoes
Inland flooding
Strong wind
Heat waves
Hail
Lower here
Not a risk here
Does Tallulah flood?
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Tallulah, from FEMA’s records.
Biggest named events
- Hurricane Gustav: 2 claims, $20K
Homes that flooded again and again
■ FEMA “severe repetitive loss” (3) ■ flooded 2+ times
are insured
are insured
6 federal disasters brought FEMA money here
Disasters the President declared that paid out in Tallulah itself: aid to households, or repair grants to the City of Tallulah.
Severe Winter Storm
Severe Winter Storms
Severe Storms and Flooding
Severe Storms and Flooding
Hurricane Gustav
Severe Storms and Flooding
How to read this page
FEMA’s expected losses across Tallulah total about $2.5M 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.