Valley Park, MO natural hazards
Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Valley Park comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is high for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 1,958 claims here since 1979. 5 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.
FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 · OpenFEMA claims, aid & declarationsHow exposed is Valley Park?
FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Valley Park to be higher than in 79% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and heat waves.
What Valley Park faces
Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how that compares with the rest of the country.
Inland flooding
Heat waves
Earthquakes
Lower here
Not a risk here
Does Valley Park flood?
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Valley Park, from FEMA’s records.
Biggest named events
- Not a named storm: 207 claims, $4.4M
- Midwest Flooding: 26 claims, $261K
- Early winter storms: 18 claims, $1.3M
Homes that flooded again and again
Each house = 2 homes. ■ FEMA “severe repetitive loss” (64) ■ flooded 2+ times
are insured
are insured
What’s been done with FEMA grants
5 federal disasters brought FEMA money here
Disasters the President declared that paid out in Valley Park itself: aid to households, or repair grants to the City of Valley Park.
Severe Storms and Flooding
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds and Flooding
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding
Severe Storms and Flooding
Severe Storms
Valley Park and the towns around it
How to read this page
FEMA’s expected losses across Valley Park total about $4.7M 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.