Salem, MO natural hazards
Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Salem comes from cold waves, and overall the risk is moderate for a U.S. community. 6 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.
FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 · OpenFEMA claims, aid & declarationsHow exposed is Salem?
FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Salem to be higher than in 49% of U.S. communities, mostly from cold waves and earthquakes.
What Salem faces
Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how that compares with the rest of the country.
Cold waves
Earthquakes
Inland flooding
Heat waves
Tornadoes
Lower here
Not a risk here
Does Salem flood?
FEMA's records show no paid flood insurance claims in Salem.
are insured
are insured
What’s been done with FEMA grants
6 federal disasters brought FEMA money here
Disasters the President declared that paid out in Salem itself: aid to households, or repair grants to the City of Salem.
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds and Flooding
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding
Severe Storms
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding
Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding
How to read this page
FEMA’s expected losses across Salem total about $2.6M 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.