Photo: Hot Furnace · CC BY-SA 4.0More hazard damage per building is expected in Glenmora than in 70% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Glenmora gets a C for hazard risk: higher expected damage per building than 70% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (75%), then hurricanes (14%). Flood insurance has paid 6 claims here since 1987.
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 Glenmora 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
Hurricanes
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 Glenmora’s grade
River and rain flooding is 75% of the building damage FEMA expects in Glenmora, and Glenmora’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is higher than 76% of U.S. census tracts. Wildfire adds 4%, at a rate in the top 7% of U.S. census tracts.
C higher expected damage per building than 70% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Glenmora’s residents live in 2 census tracts; FEMA’s figures are combined by where they live.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $385K a year in losses across Glenmora: $279K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Glenmora flood? Rarely: 6 flood claims since 1987
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Glenmora, from FEMA’s records: 8.8 per 1,000 homes, more than 71% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
- Hurricane Gustav1 claim · $2K
- Hurricane Delta1 claim · $30K
Glenmora isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Rapides Parish.7 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Glenmora
Disasters that paid out in Glenmora itself (aid to households or repair grants to the Town of Glenmora), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2021Severe Winter Storms11 households applied for aid$8K aid approved
- 2020Hurricane Delta36 households applied for aid$95K aid approved1 flood claim paid for it, $30K
- 2020Hurricane Laura734 households applied for aid$662K aid approved$41K to the Town of Glenmora for repairs
- 2016Severe Storms and Flooding3 households applied for aid$1K aid approved
- 2008Hurricane Gustav302 households applied for aid$342K aid approved$44K to the Town of Glenmora for repairs1 flood claim paid for it, $2K
- 2005Hurricane Rita13 households applied for aid$11K aid approved$9K to the Town of Glenmora for repairs
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- 2002Hurricane Lili$11K to the Town of Glenmora for repairs
Rapides Parish has had 35 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often hurricanes and tropical storms, then floods.
Also 2 FEMA wildfire suppression grants (Fire Management Assistance, not a disaster declaration) for fires in Rapides Parish, 2000–2023.
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Glenmora has the lowest expected damage per building of the 1 graded towns here. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenmora | Cmore damage than 70% | river and rain flooding | 6 |
| McNary | — | 248 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
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 Glenmora 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.
- The season runs June through November and peaks from mid-August to mid-October.
- Bring in porch furniture and anything the wind can throw.
- Fill the gas tank and charge phones before the storm arrives.
- 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 Glenmora
Is Glenmora at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Glenmora has higher expected damage per building than 70% of U.S. towns: C for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (75%) and hurricanes (14%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Does Glenmora flood?
Flood insurance has paid 6 claims in Glenmora since 1987, $49K in all, or 8.8 per 1,000 homes, more than 71% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record. 1 properties have flooded more than once. The most claims came from Hurricane Gustav (1).
Is Glenmora 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 Rapides Parish, 5.1% of all homes carry federal flood insurance.
How much is flood insurance in Glenmora?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Glenmora’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 Glenmora?
By FEMA money that reached Glenmora, Hurricane Laura (2020): 734 households applied for aid, $662K approved, and $41K to the Town of Glenmora for repairs. By flood claims, Hurricane Gustav: 1 paid, $2K.
Is Glenmora at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (75%), and Glenmora’s rate for it is higher than 76% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Glenmora.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Glenmora’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.