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Burlington Junction, MO natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Burlington Junction 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 Burlington Junction?

75
High
vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Burlington Junction to be higher than in 75% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and tornadoes.

Inland flooding56%Tornadoes17%Drought9%Cold waves7%Everything else12%
By hazard

What Burlington Junction faces

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

Inland flooding

56% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 86% of U.S. places
Recorded about once a year in the area

Tornadoes

17% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 98% of U.S. places
Recorded about once every 6 years in the area

Drought

9% of expected damage
Recorded about 13 times a year in the area

Cold waves

7% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 78% of U.S. places
Recorded about 5 times a year in the area

Lower here

HailIce stormsWinter weatherHeat wavesWildfireEarthquakesLandslidesStrong 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 Burlington Junction flood?

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

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

4 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into Burlington JunctionDeclared for Nodaway County only
2008

Severe Storms and Flooding

4 households applied for aid $10K aid approved
2007

Severe Winter Storms

$12K to the City of Burlington Junction for repairs
2007

Severe Storms and Flooding

1 household applied for aid $561 aid approved $23K to the City of Burlington Junction for repairs
2004

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding

1 household applied for aid
Nodaway County has had 19 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. Burlington Junction 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 Burlington Junction’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the City of Burlington Junction. 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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