Natural hazards · Clarkton

Clarkton, MO natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Clarkton comes from earthquakes, and overall the risk is very high for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 1 claim here since 1982. 5 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

Expected damage

How exposed is Clarkton?

Very high

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Clarkton to be higher than in 83% of U.S. communities, mostly from earthquakes.

Earthquakes54%Inland flooding12%Drought10%Heat waves8%Tornadoes7%Everything else10%

By hazard

What Clarkton faces

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

Earthquakes

54% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 94% of U.S. places

Inland flooding

12% of expected damage

Below average · higher than 29% of U.S. places

Recorded about once a year in the area

Drought

10% of expected damage

Recorded about 13 times a year in the area

Heat waves

8% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 85% of U.S. places

Recorded about 18 times a year in the area

Tornadoes

7% of expected damage

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

Recorded about once every 11 years in the area

Lower here

HurricanesHailIce stormsWinter weatherCold wavesWildfireLandslidesStrong windLightning

Not a risk here

Coastal floodingAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic 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 Clarkton flood?

Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Clarkton, from FEMA’s records.

1paid claims since 1982

$201paid to owners

0homes flooded more than once

19822026

of all homes
are insured

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

Insurance rates: Dunklin County.

Disasters that hit Clarkton

5 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into ClarktonDeclared for Dunklin County only

2017

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds and Flooding

1 household applied for aid

2011

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding

3 households applied for aid $2K aid approved

2009

Severe Winter Storm

$33K to the City of Clarkton for repairs

2008

Severe Storms, Flooding, and a Tornado

$12K to the City of Clarkton for repairs

2006

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding

1 household applied for aid $16K aid approved

Dunklin County has had 18 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often severe storms and floods.

Around Clarkton

Clarkton and the towns around it

Very lowLowModerateHighVery high

Clarktonmostly earthquakesVery high

Freebornmostly earthquakesVery high

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