Natural hazards · Hollister

Hollister, MO natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Hollister comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is high for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 40 claims here since 1995. 7 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

Expected damage

How exposed is Hollister?

High

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Hollister to be higher than in 79% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding.

Inland flooding74%Tornadoes6%Cold waves6%Everything else14%

By hazard

What Hollister faces

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

Inland flooding

74% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 91% of U.S. places

Recorded about 4 times a year in the area

Tornadoes

6% of expected damage

Above average · higher than 72% of U.S. places

Cold waves

6% of expected damage

Below average · higher than 46% of U.S. places

Recorded about 2 times a year in the area

Lower here

HurricanesHailIce stormsWinter weatherHeat wavesWildfireEarthquakesLandslidesStrong windLightning

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 Hollister flood?

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

40paid claims since 1995

$923Kpaid to owners

2homes flooded more than once

19952026

Biggest named events

Mid-spring storms: 5 claims, $100K
Late spring severe storms: 3 claims, $14K
Early winter storms: 3 claims, $157K

Homes that flooded again and again

■ FEMA “severe repetitive loss” (1) ■ flooded 2+ times

of homes in flood zones
are insured

of all homes
are insured

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

Insurance rates: Taney County.

What’s been done with FEMA grants

9flood-prone properties bought out and cleared

2storm safe rooms built

Disasters that hit Hollister

7 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into HollisterDeclared for Taney County only

2017

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds and Flooding

17 households applied for aid $38K aid approved $80K to the City of Hollister for repairs

2015

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding

37 households applied for aid $83K aid approved

2013

Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds and Flooding

$106K to the City of Hollister for repairs

2011

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding

97 households applied for aid $388K aid approved $14K to the City of Hollister for repairs

2009

Severe Winter Storm

$13K to the City of Hollister for repairs

2008

Severe Storms, Flooding, and a Tornado

3 households applied for aid

2008

Severe Storms and Flooding

51 households applied for aid $200K aid approved $15K to the City of Hollister for repairs

Taney County has had 17 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. Hollister covers 1 census tract, combined by population.

Money that reached townFlood claims are matched to Hollister’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the City of Hollister. 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 Hollister total about $3.4M 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.