Natural hazards · Milan

Milan, MO natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Milan comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is moderate for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 1 claim here since 1982. 6 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

Expected damage

How exposed is Milan?

Moderate

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Milan to be higher than in 45% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and tornadoes.

Inland flooding36%Tornadoes31%Cold waves10%Heat waves9%Everything else15%

By hazard

What Milan faces

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

Inland flooding

36% of expected damage

Above average · higher than 55% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 3 years in the area

Tornadoes

31% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 95% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 27 years in the area

Cold waves

10% of expected damage

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

Recorded about 5 times a year in the area

Heat waves

9% 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 windLightningDrought

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 Milan flood?

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

1paid claims since 1982

$329paid to owners

0homes flooded more than once

19822026

Disasters that hit Milan

6 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into MilanDeclared for Sullivan County only

2019

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding

$118K to the City of Milan for repairs

2015

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

$81K to the City of Milan for repairs

2011

Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm

$9K to the City of Milan for repairs

2010

Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes

$17K to the City of Milan for repairs

2008

Severe Storms and Flooding

$25K to the City of Milan for repairs

2007

Severe Winter Storms

$10K to the City of Milan 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. Milan covers 1 census tract, combined by population.

Money that reached townFlood claims are matched to Milan’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the City of Milan. 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 Milan total about $1.6M 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.