Natural hazards · Altamont

Altamont, MO natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Altamont comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is moderate for a U.S. community. 1 federal disaster brought FEMA money into town.

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

Expected damage

How exposed is Altamont?

Moderate

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Altamont to be higher than in 57% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and tornadoes.

Inland flooding41%Tornadoes18%Cold waves11%Heat waves10%Drought9%Everything else11%

By hazard

What Altamont faces

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

Inland flooding

41% of expected damage

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

Recorded about 2 times a year in the area

Tornadoes

18% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 97% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 8 years in the area

Cold waves

11% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 78% of U.S. places

Recorded about 4 times a year in the area

Heat waves

10% of expected damage

Well above average · among the top 1% of U.S. places

Recorded about 10 times a year in the area

Drought

9% of expected damage

Recorded about 17 times a year in the area

Lower here

HailIce stormsWinter weatherWildfireEarthquakesLandslidesStrong windLightning

Not a risk here

Coastal floodingHurricanesAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic 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 Altamont flood?

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

Disasters that hit Altamont

1 federal disaster brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into AltamontDeclared for Daviess County only

2010

Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes

$12K to the Village of Altamont for repairs

Daviess County has had 21 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often severe storms and ice storms.

Around Altamont

Altamont and the towns around it

Very lowLowModerateHighVery high

Lake Vikingmostly inland floodingHigh

Altamontmostly inland floodingModerate

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. Altamont 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 Altamont’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the Village of Altamont. 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.