Natural hazards · Newtonia

Newtonia, MO natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Newtonia comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is high for a U.S. community. 2 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

Expected damage

How exposed is Newtonia?

High

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Newtonia to be higher than in 71% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding.

Inland flooding57%Tornadoes10%Drought9%Cold waves7%Everything else17%

By hazard

What Newtonia faces

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

Inland flooding

57% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 82% of U.S. places

Recorded about 5 times a year in the area

Tornadoes

10% of expected damage

Above average · higher than 73% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 9 years in the area

Drought

9% of expected damage

Recorded about 12 times a year in the area

Cold waves

7% of expected damage

Below average · higher than 44% 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 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 Newtonia flood?

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

of homes in flood zones
are insured

of all homes
are insured

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

Insurance rates: Newton County.

Disasters that hit Newtonia

2 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into NewtoniaDeclared for Newton County only

2008

Severe Storms and Tornadoes

1 household applied for aid

2008

Severe Storms and Flooding

1 household applied for aid

Newton County has had 24 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. Newtonia 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 Newtonia’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the Town of Newtonia. 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.