Natural hazards · Green Castle

Green Castle, MO natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Green Castle comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is moderate for a U.S. community. 6 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

Expected damage

How exposed is Green Castle?

Moderate

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Green Castle to be higher than in 44% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and tornadoes.

Inland flooding31%Tornadoes22%Cold waves17%Drought9%Heat waves7%Everything else14%

By hazard

What Green Castle faces

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

Inland flooding

31% of expected damage

Above average · higher than 53% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 3 years in the area

Tornadoes

22% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 93% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 7 years in the area

Cold waves

17% of expected damage

Above average · higher than 74% of U.S. places

Recorded about 5 times a year in the area

Drought

9% of expected damage

Recorded about 14 times a year in the area

Heat waves

7% of expected damage

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

Recorded about 8 times a year in the area

Lower here

HurricanesHailIce stormsWinter weatherWildfireEarthquakesLandslidesStrong 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 Green Castle flood?

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

Disasters that hit Green Castle

6 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into Green CastleDeclared for Sullivan County only

2019

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding

$90K to the City of Green Castle for repairs

2011

Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm

$2K to the City of Green Castle for repairs

2010

Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes

$13K to the City of Green Castle for repairs

2009

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding

5 households applied for aid $320 aid approved

2008

Severe Storms and Flooding

$3K to the City of Green Castle for repairs

2007

Severe Winter Storms

$4K to the City of Green Castle for repairs

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

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

Green Castle, MO natural hazards

How exposed is Green Castle?

What Green Castle faces

Inland flooding

Tornadoes

Cold waves

Drought

Heat waves

Lower here

Not a risk here

Does Green Castle flood?

6 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding

Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm

Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding

Severe Storms and Flooding

Severe Winter Storms

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