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Natural hazards · Vicksburg

Vicksburg, MS natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Vicksburg comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is high for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 669 claims here since 1978. 14 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

How exposed is Vicksburg?

67
High
vs. U.S. communities

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

Inland flooding37%Tornadoes21%Hail17%Heat waves7%Strong wind5%Everything else14%
By hazard

What Vicksburg faces

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

Inland flooding

37% of expected damage
Above average · higher than 62% of U.S. places
Recorded about 2 times a year in the area

Tornadoes

21% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 84% of U.S. places

Hail

17% of expected damage
Well above average · among the top 1% of U.S. places
Recorded about 4 times a year in the area

Heat waves

7% of expected damage
Above average · higher than 72% of U.S. places
Recorded about 19 times a year in the area

Strong wind

5% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 91% of U.S. places
Recorded about 4 times a year in the area

Lower here

HurricanesIce stormsWinter weatherCold wavesWildfireEarthquakesLandslidesLightning

Not a risk here

Coastal floodingDroughtAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic 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 Vicksburg flood?

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

669paid claims since 1978
$12.1Mpaid to owners
66homes flooded more than once
19782026

Biggest named events

  • Mid-spring storms: 9 claims, $1.3M

Homes that flooded again and again

Each house = 2 homes. ■ FEMA “severe repetitive loss” (47) ■ flooded 2+ times

of homes in flood zones
are insured
of all homes
are insured
🏷️ 10% off flood insurance. Vicksburg is in FEMA’s Community Rating System (class 8) for its flood-proofing work.
Insurance rates: Warren County.

What’s been done with FEMA grants

164flood-prone properties bought out and cleared
32storm safe rooms built
7homes raised above flood level
Disasters that hit Vicksburg

14 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into VicksburgDeclared for Warren County only
2026

Severe Winter Storm

2,450 households applied for aid $5.7M aid approved $219K to the City of Vicksburg for repairs
2021

Severe Winter Storms

$111K to the City of Vicksburg for repairs
2020

Severe Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides

$1.8M to the City of Vicksburg for repairs
2019

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

$65K to the City of Vicksburg for repairs
2019

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

231 households applied for aid $458K aid approved
2014

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding

77 households applied for aid $49K aid approved
2012

Hurricane Isaac

190 households applied for aid $109K aid approved $3K to the City of Vicksburg for repairs
2011

Flooding

835 households applied for aid $2.8M aid approved $426K to the City of Vicksburg for repairs
2010

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding

38 households applied for aid $32K aid approved
2008

Hurricane Gustav

$6K to the City of Vicksburg for repairs
2008

Severe Storms and Flooding

132 households applied for aid $570K aid approved
2005

Hurricane Katrina

5,211 households applied for aid $3.5M aid approved $191K to the City of Vicksburg for repairs
2003

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Floods

238 households applied for aid $965K aid approved $152K to the City of Vicksburg for repairs
1998

Severe Winter Storms, Ice and Freezing Rain

$29K to the City of Vicksburg for repairs
Warren County has had 27 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. Vicksburg covers 6 census tracts, combined by population.
Money that reached townFlood claims are matched to Vicksburg’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the City of Vicksburg. FEMA’s model follows property values, so a place that recently lost many homes can rate lower than it feels.

FEMA’s expected losses across Vicksburg total about $10.4M 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.

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