Natural hazards · Purcell

Purcell, MO natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Purcell 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 Purcell?

High

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Purcell to be higher than in 68% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and drought.

Inland flooding43%Drought24%Tornadoes14%Heat waves6%Everything else14%

By hazard

What Purcell faces

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

Inland flooding

43% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 80% of U.S. places

Recorded about 5 times a year in the area

Drought

24% of expected damage

Recorded about 14 times a year in the area

Tornadoes

14% of expected damage

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

Recorded about once every 13 years in the area

Heat waves

6% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 97% of U.S. places

Recorded about 16 times a year in the area

Lower here

HurricanesHailIce stormsWinter weatherCold 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 Purcell flood?

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

of homes in flood zones
are insured

of all homes
are insured

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

Insurance rates: Jasper County.

Disasters that hit Purcell

4 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into PurcellDeclared for Jasper County only

2011

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding

2 households applied for aid

2009

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding

1 household applied for aid $2K aid approved

2007

Severe Winter Storms

$10K to the City of Purcell for repairs

2007

Severe Winter Storms and Flooding

$3K to the City of Purcell for repairs

Jasper County has had 19 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. Purcell 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 Purcell’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the City of Purcell. 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.

Purcell, MO natural hazards

How exposed is Purcell?

What Purcell faces

Inland flooding

Drought

Tornadoes

Heat waves

Lower here

Not a risk here

Does Purcell flood?

4 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding

Severe Winter Storms

Severe Winter Storms and Flooding

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