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C−Hazard risk
Natural hazards in Marmaduke · FEMA

On FEMA’s figures, Marmaduke faces more hazard damage per building than 84% of U.S. towns, led by earthquakes

On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Marmaduke gets a C− for hazard risk: higher expected damage per building than 84% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is earthquakes (43%), then river and rain flooding (35%). FEMA’s files show no paid flood insurance claims here.

Earthquakes 43%River and rain flooding 35%Tornadoes 12%

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

more than 84%of U.S. townsLess damageMoreExpected yearly damage per dollar of building, vs. the 21,298 U.S. towns we grade
Hazard risk
C−
in Arkansas · higher than 84% of U.S. towns
Main hazard
Earthquakes
43% of expected building damage
Flood claims
0
paid since 1978 · $0
Disasters paid out here
6
of 23 declared for Greene County
By hazard

What Marmaduke faces

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

Earthquakes

43%of expected building damage
Well above average · higher than 90% of U.S. census tracts

River and rain flooding

35%of expected building damage
About average · lower than 55% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once a year in the area

Tornadoes

12%of expected building damage
Well above average · in the top 2% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once every 9 years in the area

Ice storms

7%of expected building damage
Well above average · in the top 2% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once a year in the area
Smaller shares here
 Winter storms top 2% Strong wind Hail Lightning top 1% Hurricanes Cold waves Wildfire 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 drought at 21% of Marmaduke’s expected losses. Drought does 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 Marmaduke’s grade

Earthquakes are 43% of the building damage FEMA expects in Marmaduke, and Marmaduke’s rate of earthquakes damage is higher than 90% of U.S. census tracts. Tornadoes add 12%, at a rate in the top 2% of U.S. census tracts.

Where Marmaduke sits
Marmaduke
Least damageMiddleMost damage

C− higher expected damage per building than 84% of U.S. towns (21,298).

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

What drives the damage to buildings
Earthquakes43%River and rain flooding35%Tornadoes12%Everything else9%

In dollars, FEMA expects about $1.2M a year in losses across Marmaduke: $537K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.

Shared tract.All of Marmaduke’s 1,212 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 Marmaduke flood? No paid flood claims on record

FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Marmaduke. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.

of homes in flood zones are insured
of all homes are insured
No community discount

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

Insurance rates: Greene County.
What’s been done with FEMA grants
8storm safe rooms built
Disasters

6 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Marmaduke

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

  1. 2025Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding1 households applied for aid$9K aid approved
  2. 2024Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding1 households applied for aid$4K aid approved
  3. 2011Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Associated Flooding3 households applied for aid$5K aid approved
  4. 2009Severe Winter Storm$69K to the City of Marmaduke for repairs
  5. 2006Severe Storms and Tornadoes307 households applied for aid$675K aid approved$269K to the City of Marmaduke for repairs
  6. 2002Severe Ice Storm$6K to the City of Marmaduke for repairs
Disasters declared, by decade
Paid out in MarmadukeGreene County only

Greene County has had 23 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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Get ready for what Marmaduke faces

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

Earthquakes
  • Drop, cover and hold on.
  • Strap tall furniture and the water heater to the wall.
  • Know how to shut off the gas.
More from Ready.gov ↗
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 ↗
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 ↗
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 ↗
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
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Questions about natural hazards in Marmaduke

Is Marmaduke at risk for natural disasters?

On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Marmaduke has higher expected damage per building than 84% of U.S. towns: C− for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is earthquakes (43%) and river and rain flooding (35%). 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.

Is Marmaduke 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 Greene County, 13% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 1.8% of all homes do.

How much is flood insurance in Marmaduke?

FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Marmaduke’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 Marmaduke?

By FEMA money that reached Marmaduke, Severe Storms and Tornadoes (2006): 307 households applied for aid, $675K approved, and $269K to the City of Marmaduke for repairs.

Is Marmaduke at risk from earthquakes?

It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (43%), and Marmaduke’s rate for it is higher than 90% of U.S. census tracts.

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Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Marmaduke’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.