Greenville, MS natural hazards
Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Greenville comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is high for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 723 claims here since 1978. 8 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.
FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 · OpenFEMA claims, aid & declarationsHow exposed is Greenville?
FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Greenville to be higher than in 69% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and tornadoes.
What Greenville faces
Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how that compares with the rest of the country.
Inland flooding
Tornadoes
Earthquakes
Cold waves
Heat waves
Lower here
Not a risk here
Does Greenville flood?
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Greenville, from FEMA’s records.
Biggest named events
- Hurricane Gustav: 233 claims, $4.3M
- Late winter severe storms: 104 claims, $2.6M
- Mid-spring storms: 6 claims, $1.3M
Homes that flooded again and again
Each house = 2 homes. ■ FEMA “severe repetitive loss” (27) ■ flooded 2+ times
are insured
are insured
What’s been done with FEMA grants
8 federal disasters brought FEMA money here
Disasters the President declared that paid out in Greenville itself: aid to households, or repair grants to the City of Greenville.
Severe Winter Storm
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding
Severe Storms and Flooding
Flooding
Hurricane Gustav
Severe Storms and Flooding
Hurricane Katrina
Severe Winter Storms, Ice and Freezing Rain
How to read this page
FEMA’s expected losses across Greenville total about $15.2M 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.