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Natural hazards · Princeton

Princeton, MO natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Princeton comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is high for a U.S. community. 4 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

How exposed is Princeton?

65
High
vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Princeton to be higher than in 65% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and tornadoes.

Inland flooding37%Tornadoes21%Drought14%Cold waves11%Heat waves8%Everything else9%
By hazard

What Princeton faces

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

Inland flooding

37% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 78% of U.S. places
Recorded about once every 3 years in the area

Tornadoes

21% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 95% of U.S. places
Recorded about once every 10 years in the area

Drought

14% of expected damage
Recorded about 13 times a year in the area

Cold waves

11% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 75% of U.S. places
Recorded about 5 times a year in the area

Heat waves

8% of expected damage
Well above average · among the top 1% of U.S. places
Recorded about 9 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 Princeton flood?

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

Disasters that hit Princeton

4 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into PrincetonDeclared for Mercer County only
2019

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding

$4K to the City of Princeton for repairs
2014

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

$6K to the City of Princeton for repairs
2010

Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes

$25K to the City of Princeton for repairs
2004

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding

1 household applied for aid
Mercer County has had 17 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. Princeton 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 Princeton’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the City of Princeton. 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.

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