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Natural hazards in Booneville · FEMA

For ice storms, Booneville’s building-damage rate is in the top 1% of U.S. census tracts

On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Booneville gets a B for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 58% of U.S. towns, #6 of 123 in Arkansas. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (59%), then ice storms (14%). Flood insurance has paid 2 claims here since 2009.

River and rain flooding 59%Ice storms 14%Tornadoes 10%

Graded on FEMA’s expected yearly building damage per dollar of building value (NRI v1.20, December 2025), weighted by where residents live; flood claims are shown, not graded. How hazard risk is graded

less than 58%of U.S. townsLess damageMoreExpected yearly damage per dollar of building, vs. the 21,298 U.S. towns we grade#6 of 123 in Arkansas
Hazard risk
B#6 of 123
in Arkansas · lower than 58% of U.S. towns
Main hazard
River and rain flooding
59% of expected building damage
Flood claims
2
paid since 2009 · $45K
Disasters paid out here
4
of 18 declared for Logan County
By hazard

What Booneville faces

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

River and rain flooding

59%of expected building damage
Below average · lower than 63% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once a year in the area

Ice storms

14%of expected building damage
Well above average · in the top 1% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once a year in the area

Tornadoes

10%of expected building damage
Above average · higher than 77% of U.S. census tracts

Strong wind

6%of expected building damage
Well above average · in the top 6% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about 4 times a year in the area
Smaller shares here
 Hail Wildfire Winter storms top 3% Hurricanes Lightning Cold waves Heat waves Landslides
FEMA models no building damage here
Coastal floodingAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic activity
People, not buildings.Counting harm to people as well as buildings, FEMA’s model puts heat waves at 10% of Booneville’s expected losses. Heat waves do little damage to buildings (0.0%), so they aren’t part of the grade.

Shares are of FEMA’s expected building damage, the measure the grade uses; ranks compare each hazard’s building-damage rate with all 85,154 U.S. census tracts. In FEMA’s terms, river and rain flooding is FEMA’s “Inland Flooding” (rivers and streams overflowing their banks, or rain overwhelming drainage). FEMA defines coastal flooding as high or rising tides and storm surge, so surge damage is counted there. Drought isn’t listed: FEMA counts its losses in crops only.

Flood risk changes street by street. Check a specific address on FEMA’s flood map, and ask about flood insurance before you buy.
Hazard risk grade

What’s behind Booneville’s grade

River and rain flooding is 59% of the building damage FEMA expects in Booneville, and Booneville’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 63% of U.S. census tracts. Ice storms add 14%, at a rate in the top 1% of U.S. census tracts.

Where Booneville sits
Booneville
Least damageMiddleMost damage

B #6 of 123 in Arkansas; lower expected damage per building than 58% of U.S. towns (21,298).

All of Booneville’s residents live in one census tract; the figures are that tract’s.

What drives the damage to buildings
River and rain flooding59%Ice storms14%Tornadoes10%Everything else17%

The typical Arkansas town has higher expected damage than 73% of U.S. towns; within the state, Booneville has less expected damage per building than 96% of Arkansas towns.

In dollars, FEMA expects about $1.6M a year in losses across Booneville: $1.0M to buildings, the rest to people and crops.

Shared tract.All of Booneville’s 3,809 residents (2020 census) live in one census tract. FEMA publishes its model by tract, so the rate and the hazard mix are the tract’s. The flood claims below are the town’s own.
A shared figure. The grade describes the whole tract, not each street in it, and FEMA’s model is an average year for today’s buildings, not a record: the claims below are the record.

How TownRatings grades hazard risk →

Flood insurance claims

Does Booneville flood? Rarely: 2 flood claims since 2009

Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Booneville, from FEMA’s records: 1.1 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 76% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.

Paid flood claims, by year
2009: 2 claims2010: 0 claims2011: 0 claims2012: 0 claims2013: 0 claims2014: 0 claims2015: 0 claims2016: 0 claims2017: 0 claims2018: 0 claims2019: 0 claims2020: 0 claims2021: 0 claims2022: 0 claims2023: 0 claims2024: 0 claims2025: 0 claims2026: 0 claims2009
20092026
2
paid claims since 2009
$45K
paid to owners
0
homes flooded more than once
$22K
average claim
of homes in flood zones are insured
of all homes are insured
No community discount

Booneville isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.

Insurance rates: Logan County.
What’s been done with FEMA grants
10storm safe rooms built
Disasters

4 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Booneville

Disasters that paid out in Booneville itself (aid to households or repair grants to the City of Booneville), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.

  1. 2013Severe Winter Storm$40K to the City of Booneville for repairs
  2. 2008Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding43 households applied for aid$28K aid approved
  3. 2001Severe Storms and Flooding$6K to the City of Booneville for repairs
  4. 2000Severe Winter Ice Storm$191K to the City of Booneville for repairs
Disasters declared, by decade
Paid out in BoonevilleLogan County only

Logan County has had 18 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often severe storms, then winter storms. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.

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Be ready

Get ready for what Booneville faces

A short kit for the hazards that drive the building damage here, what to check before you buy, and where neighbors get alerts.

When the river rises
  • Turn around at flooded roads: a foot of moving water can carry off a car.
  • Flood insurance usually takes 30 days to start, so buy it before the forecast.
  • Keep papers and medicines up high, in a grab-and-go bag.
More from Ready.gov ↗
Ice storms
  • Ice brings down trees and lines: plan for days without power.
  • Run a generator outside, far from doors and windows.
  • Keep sand or salt by the door.
More from Ready.gov ↗
Tornado warnings
  • Pick your spot now: the lowest floor, an inside room, no windows.
  • A watch means be ready; a warning means take cover now.
  • Keep shoes and a flashlight by the bed.
More from Ready.gov ↗
High winds
  • Trim dead limbs over the house and driveway.
  • Tie down trash cans and outdoor furniture.
  • Stay clear of downed lines and call the utility.
More from Ready.gov ↗
Before you buy or rent
  • Look up the address on FEMA’s flood map.
  • Ask the seller or landlord whether it has ever flooded, and what flood insurance costs there.
  • Get a flood insurance quote early: policies usually start 30 days after you buy.
When a storm is coming
Forecast and alertsWeather →911, the nearest ERSafety →

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Questions about natural hazards in Booneville

Is Booneville at risk for natural disasters?

On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Booneville has lower expected damage per building than 58% of U.S. towns: B for hazard risk, #6 of 123 in Arkansas. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (59%) and ice storms (14%). The figures are for the one census tract the town shares with its neighbors. This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.

Does Booneville flood?

Flood insurance has paid 2 claims in Booneville since 2009, $45K in all, or 1.1 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 76% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.

Is Booneville in a flood zone?

Flood zones are drawn street by street, so the answer depends on the address: look it up on FEMA’s flood map. In Logan County, 6% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.1% of all homes do.

How much is flood insurance in Booneville?

FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Booneville’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.

What was the biggest storm in Booneville?

By FEMA money that reached Booneville, Severe Winter Ice Storm (2000): $191K to the City of Booneville for repairs.

Is Booneville at risk from river and rain flooding?

It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (59%), and Booneville’s rate for it is lower than 63% of U.S. census tracts.

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Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Booneville’s residents lived in the 2020 census; 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. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. Preparedness tips: Ready.gov. FEMA’s model is an average of expected damage, not a forecast. How hazard risk is graded.