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Natural hazards in Mauckport · FEMA

Storms, floods and disasters in Mauckport

Mauckport isn’t graded for hazard risk: Mauckport has 49 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more. Flood insurance has paid 7 claims here since 2008.

Flood claims
7
paid since 2008 · $158K
Flooded more than once
3
properties
Disasters paid out here
5
of 19 declared for Harrison County
By hazard

What Mauckport 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

75%of expected building damage
Above average · higher than 65% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about 2 times a year in the area

Tornadoes

15%of expected building damage
Well above average · in the top 7% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once every 15 years in the area

Earthquakes

8%of expected building damage
Above average · higher than 74% of U.S. census tracts
Smaller shares here
 Strong wind Ice storms Hail Winter storms Wildfire Lightning Hurricanes Cold waves Heat waves top 4% 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 tornadoes at 24% of Mauckport’s expected losses. Tornadoes do little damage to buildings (15.1%), 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.
Flood insurance claims

Does Mauckport flood? Rarely: 7 flood claims since 2008

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

Paid flood claims, by year
2008: 1 claim2009: 0 claims2010: 0 claims2011: 1 claim2012: 0 claims2013: 0 claims2014: 0 claims2015: 0 claims2016: 0 claims2017: 0 claims2018: 1 claim2019: 0 claims2020: 0 claims2021: 1 claim2022: 0 claims2023: 0 claims2024: 0 claims2025: 3 claims2026: 0 claims200820112025
20082026
Biggest named events
  • The Central U.S. April Flooding2 claims · $130K
  • The Mid-spring storms1 claim · $6K
7
paid claims since 2008
$158K
paid to owners
3
homes flooded more than once
$23K
average claim
Homes that flooded again and again
FEMA “severe repetitive loss” (0)Flooded 2+ times
of homes in flood zones are insured
of all homes are insured
No community discount

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

Insurance rates: Harrison County.
Disasters

5 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Mauckport

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

  1. 2025Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding$9K to the Town of Mauckport for repairs3 flood claims paid that year
  2. 2018Severe Storms and Flooding5 households applied for aid$26K aid approved1 flood claim paid that year
  3. 2008Severe Storms and Flooding12 households applied for aid$11K aid approved1 flood claim paid that year
  4. 2005Severe Winter Storms and Flooding1 households applied for aid$474 aid approved
  5. 2004Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding2 households applied for aid$2K aid approved$6K to the Town of Mauckport for repairs
Disasters declared, by decade
Paid out in MauckportHarrison County only

Harrison County has had 19 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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Get ready for what Mauckport 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.
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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 ↗
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 ↗
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 Mauckport

Does Mauckport flood?

Flood insurance has paid 7 claims in Mauckport since 2008, $158K in all. 3 properties have flooded more than once. The most claims came from Central U.S. April Flooding (2).

Is Mauckport 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 Harrison County, 11% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.4% of all homes do.

How much is flood insurance in Mauckport?

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

By FEMA money that reached Mauckport, Severe Storms and Flooding (2018): 5 households applied for aid, $26K approved. By flood claims, Central U.S. April Flooding: 2 paid, $130K.

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