Natural hazards · Meadville

Meadville, MS natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Meadville comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is high for a U.S. community. 5 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

Expected damage

How exposed is Meadville?

High

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Meadville to be higher than in 60% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and tornadoes.

Inland flooding41%Tornadoes23%Hurricanes10%Heat waves6%Strong wind6%Everything else13%

By hazard

What Meadville faces

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

Inland flooding

41% of expected damage

Above average · higher than 55% of U.S. places

Recorded about once a year in the area

Tornadoes

23% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 97% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 33 years in the area

Hurricanes

10% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 84% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 10 years in the area

Heat waves

6% of expected damage

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

Recorded about 15 times a year in the area

Strong wind

6% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 94% of U.S. places

Recorded about 2 times a year in the area

Lower here

HailIce stormsWinter weatherCold wavesWildfireEarthquakesLandslidesLightningDrought

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 Meadville flood?

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

of homes in flood zones
are insured

of all homes
are insured

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

Insurance rates: Franklin County.

Disasters that hit Meadville

5 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into MeadvilleDeclared for Franklin County only

2026

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

194 households applied for aid $596K aid approved

2026

Severe Winter Storm

2 households applied for aid

2012

Hurricane Isaac

52 households applied for aid $15K aid approved

2005

Hurricane Katrina

453 households applied for aid $316K aid approved

2003

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Floods

28 households applied for aid $28K aid approved

Franklin County has had 20 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often hurricanes and severe storms.

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