Natural hazards · Thomasville

Thomasville, MO natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Thomasville comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is very 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 Thomasville?

Very high

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Thomasville to be higher than in 83% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and cold waves.

Inland flooding42%Cold waves22%Earthquakes13%Tornadoes10%Heat waves5%Everything else7%

By hazard

What Thomasville faces

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

Inland flooding

42% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 90% of U.S. places

Recorded about 2 times a year in the area

Cold waves

22% of expected damage

Below average · higher than 35% of U.S. places

Recorded about 2 times a year in the area

Earthquakes

13% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 83% of U.S. places

Tornadoes

10% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 90% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 5 years in the area

Heat waves

5% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 76% of U.S. places

Recorded about 12 times a year in the area

Lower here

HurricanesHailIce stormsWinter weatherWildfireLandslidesStrong windLightning

Not a risk here

Coastal floodingDroughtAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic 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 Thomasville flood?

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

of homes in flood zones
are insured

of all homes
are insured

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

Insurance rates: Oregon County.

Disasters that hit Thomasville

2 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into ThomasvilleDeclared for Oregon County only

2017

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds and Flooding

2 households applied for aid

2008

Severe Storms and Flooding

2 households applied for aid $29K aid approved

Oregon County has had 21 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. Thomasville 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 Thomasville’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to Thomasville. 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.