Clarksdale, MS natural hazards
Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Clarksdale comes from earthquakes, and overall the risk is high for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 74 claims here since 1980. 7 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.
FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 · OpenFEMA claims, aid & declarationsHow exposed is Clarksdale?
FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Clarksdale to be higher than in 66% of U.S. communities, mostly from earthquakes and tornadoes.
What Clarksdale faces
Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how that compares with the rest of the country.
Earthquakes
Tornadoes
Inland flooding
Heat waves
Strong wind
Lower here
Not a risk here
Does Clarksdale flood?
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Clarksdale, from FEMA’s records.
Biggest named events
- Late winter severe storms: 32 claims, $2.6M
- Mid-spring storms: 2 claims, $90K
Homes that flooded again and again
■ FEMA “severe repetitive loss” (1) ■ flooded 2+ times
are insured
are insured
What’s been done with FEMA grants
7 federal disasters brought FEMA money here
Disasters the President declared that paid out in Clarksdale itself: aid to households, or repair grants to the City of Clarksdale.
Severe Winter Storm
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding
Severe Storms and Flooding
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding
Flooding
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Associated Flooding
Hurricane Katrina
How to read this page
FEMA’s expected losses across Clarksdale total about $8.5M 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.