Natural hazards · Renova

Renova, MS natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Renova comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is high for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 2 claims here since 2016. 1 federal disaster brought FEMA money into town.

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

Expected damage

How exposed is Renova?

High

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Renova to be higher than in 75% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding.

Inland flooding54%Earthquakes14%Tornadoes12%Heat waves6%Everything else14%

By hazard

What Renova faces

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

Inland flooding

54% of expected damage

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

Recorded about 2 times a year in the area

Earthquakes

14% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 82% of U.S. places

Tornadoes

12% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 96% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 14 years in the area

Heat waves

6% of expected damage

Above average · higher than 71% of U.S. places

Recorded about 18 times a year in the area

Lower here

HurricanesHailIce stormsWinter weatherCold wavesWildfireLandslidesStrong windLightningDrought

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 Renova flood?

Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Renova, from FEMA’s records.

2paid claims since 2016

$191Kpaid to owners

0homes flooded more than once

20162026

Biggest named events

Late winter severe storms: 1 claim, $163K

of homes in flood zones
are insured

of all homes
are insured

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

Insurance rates: Bolivar County.

Disasters that hit Renova

1 federal disaster brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into RenovaDeclared for Bolivar County only

2016

Severe Storms and Flooding

3 households applied for aid $18K aid approved

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

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