Natural hazards · Branson West

Branson West, MO natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Branson West comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is high for a U.S. community. 4 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

Expected damage

How exposed is Branson West?

High

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Branson West to be higher than in 62% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and strong winds.

Inland flooding38%Strong wind35%Tornadoes8%Everything else20%

By hazard

What Branson West faces

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

Inland flooding

38% of expected damage

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

Recorded about 3 times a year in the area

Strong wind

35% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 96% of U.S. places

Recorded about 6 times a year in the area

Tornadoes

8% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 83% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 54 years in the area

Lower here

HurricanesHailIce stormsWinter weatherCold wavesHeat wavesWildfireEarthquakesLandslidesLightning

Not a risk here

Coastal floodingDroughtAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic 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 Branson West flood?

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

of homes in flood zones
are insured

of all homes
are insured

No community discount. Branson West isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.

Insurance rates: Stone County.

Disasters that hit Branson West

4 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

Disasters the President declared that paid out in Branson West itself: aid to households, or repair grants to the City of Branson West.

Brought FEMA money into Branson WestDeclared for Stone County only

2017

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds and Flooding

4 households applied for aid $2K aid approved

2011

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding

1 household applied for aid $7K aid approved

2008

Severe Storms, Flooding, and a Tornado

2 households applied for aid

2008

Severe Storms and Flooding

2 households applied for aid

Stone County has had 18 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often severe storms 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. Branson West covers 1 census tract, combined by population.

Money that reached townFlood claims are matched to Branson West’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the City of Branson West. FEMA’s model follows property values, so a place that recently lost many homes can rate lower than it feels.

FEMA’s expected losses across Branson West total about $2.3M 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.