Landmark’s building-damage rate from ice storms is in the top 2% of U.S. census tracts
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Landmark gets a B− for hazard risk: higher expected damage per building than 53% of U.S. towns, #21 of 123 in Arkansas. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (50%), then earthquakes (22%). Flood insurance has paid 3 claims here since 2010.
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
What Landmark 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
Earthquakes
Tornadoes
Ice storms
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.
What’s behind Landmark’s grade
River and rain flooding is 50% of the building damage FEMA expects in Landmark, and Landmark’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 64% of U.S. census tracts. Tornadoes add 15%, at a rate in the top 7% of U.S. census tracts.
B− #21 of 123 in Arkansas; higher expected damage per building than 53% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Landmark’s residents live in 2 census tracts; FEMA’s figures are combined by where they live.
The typical Arkansas town has higher expected damage than 73% of U.S. towns; within the state, Landmark has less expected damage per building than 84% of Arkansas towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $1.1M a year in losses across Landmark: $615K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Landmark flood? Rarely: 3 flood claims since 2010
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Landmark, from FEMA’s records: 2.0 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 62% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
- The Central U.S. April Flooding1 claim · $126K
Landmark isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Pulaski County.The storms Landmark remembers
None of the 27 disasters declared for Pulaski County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Landmark itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
- 20101 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
- 20181 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
- 20251 flood claims paidThe year of Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, declared for Pulaski County
Pulaski County has had 27 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often severe storms, then floods. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.
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Landmark has the lowest expected damage per building of the 2 graded towns here. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landmark | B−more damage than 53% | river and rain flooding | 3 |
| East End | Cmore damage than 67% | river and rain flooding | — |
Hazard risk = FEMA’s expected yearly building damage per dollar of building value, vs. the 21,298 U.S. towns we grade; the map is shaded by fifths of the same scale. Flood claims = paid federal flood insurance claims on record.
Get ready for what Landmark faces
A short kit for the hazards that drive the building damage here, what to check before you buy, and where neighbors get alerts.
- 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.
- Drop, cover and hold on.
- Strap tall furniture and the water heater to the wall.
- Know how to shut off the gas.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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Questions about natural hazards in Landmark
Is Landmark at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Landmark has higher expected damage per building than 53% of U.S. towns: B− for hazard risk, #21 of 123 in Arkansas. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (50%) and earthquakes (22%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Does Landmark flood?
Flood insurance has paid 3 claims in Landmark since 2010, $136K in all, or 2.0 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 62% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record. The most claims came from Central U.S. April Flooding (1).
Is Landmark 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 Pulaski County, 22% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 1.1% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Landmark?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Landmark’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 Landmark?
By flood claims, Central U.S. April Flooding: 1 paid, $126K.
Is Landmark at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (50%), and Landmark’s rate for it is lower than 64% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Landmark.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Landmark’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.