Natural hazards · Farrell

Farrell, MS natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Farrell comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is high for a U.S. community. 4 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 · OpenFEMA claims, aid & declarations

Expected damage

How exposed is Farrell?

High

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Farrell to be higher than in 67% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and tornadoes.

Inland flooding33%Tornadoes22%Earthquakes20%Drought8%Heat waves5%Everything else13%

By hazard

What Farrell faces

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

Inland flooding

33% of expected damage

Above average · higher than 72% of U.S. places

Recorded about once a year in the area

Tornadoes

22% of expected damage

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

Recorded about once every 8 years in the area

Earthquakes

20% of expected damage

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

Drought

8% of expected damage

Recorded about 11 times a year in the area

Heat waves

5% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 75% of U.S. places

Recorded about 23 times a year in the area

Lower here

HurricanesHailIce stormsWinter weatherCold wavesWildfireLandslidesStrong windLightning

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 Farrell flood?

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

of homes in flood zones
are insured

of all homes
are insured

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

Insurance rates: Coahoma County.

Disasters that hit Farrell

4 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into FarrellDeclared for Coahoma County only

2026

Severe Winter Storm

1 household applied for aid

2016

Severe Storms and Flooding

3 households applied for aid $1K aid approved

2015

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding

3 households applied for aid $856 aid approved

2011

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Associated Flooding

3 households applied for aid $4K aid approved

Coahoma County has had 18 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often severe storms and hurricanes.

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. Farrell 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 Farrell’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to Farrell. 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.