Natural hazards · South Greenfield

South Greenfield, MO natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in South Greenfield 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 South Greenfield?

High

vs. U.S. communities

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

Inland flooding40%Drought16%Cold waves12%Tornadoes11%Heat waves6%Strong wind6%Everything else9%

By hazard

What South Greenfield faces

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

Inland flooding

40% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 78% of U.S. places

Recorded about 2 times a year in the area

Drought

16% of expected damage

Recorded about 14 times a year in the area

Cold waves

12% of expected damage

Below average · higher than 44% of U.S. places

Recorded about 2 times a year in the area

Tornadoes

11% of expected damage

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

Recorded about once every 4 years in the area

Heat waves

6% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 91% of U.S. places

Recorded about 15 times a year in the area

Strong wind

6% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 98% of U.S. places

Recorded about 6 times a year in the area

Lower here

HurricanesHailIce stormsWinter weatherWildfireEarthquakesLandslidesLightning

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 South Greenfield flood?

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

Disasters that hit South Greenfield

2 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

Disasters the President declared that paid out in South Greenfield itself: aid to households, or repair grants to the Village of South Greenfield.

Brought FEMA money into South GreenfieldDeclared for Dade County only

2017

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds and Flooding

$11K to the Village of South Greenfield for repairs

2007

Severe Winter Storms and Flooding

$4K to the Village of South Greenfield for repairs

Dade County has had 20 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. South Greenfield 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 South Greenfield’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the Village of South Greenfield. 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.