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C+Hazard risk
Natural hazards in Logansport · FEMA

For strong wind, Logansport’s building-damage rate is in the top 3% of U.S. census tracts

On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Logansport gets a C+ for hazard risk: higher expected damage per building than 64% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (67%), then tornadoes (13%). Flood insurance has paid 1 claim here since 2000.

River and rain flooding 67%Tornadoes 13%Strong wind 7%

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 64%of U.S. townsLess damageMoreExpected yearly damage per dollar of building, vs. the 21,298 U.S. towns we grade
Hazard risk
C+
in Louisiana · higher than 64% of U.S. towns
Main hazard
River and rain flooding
67% of expected building damage
Flood claims
1
paid since 2000 · $938
Disasters paid out here
2
of 23 declared for De Soto Parish
By hazard

What Logansport 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

67%of expected building damage
Above average · higher than 64% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once a year in the area

Tornadoes

13%of expected building damage
Well above average · in the top 8% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once every 7 years in the area

Strong wind

7%of expected building damage
Well above average · in the top 3% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about 6 times a year in the area

Hail

6%of expected building damage
Well above average · higher than 88% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about 5 times a year in the area
Smaller shares here
 Hurricanes Earthquakes Ice storms Wildfire Lightning top 1% Winter storms 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 Logansport’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 Logansport’s grade

River and rain flooding is 67% of the building damage FEMA expects in Logansport, and Logansport’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is higher than 64% of U.S. census tracts. Tornadoes add 13%, at a rate in the top 8% of U.S. census tracts.

Where Logansport sits
Logansport
Least damageMiddleMost damage

C+ higher expected damage per building than 64% of U.S. towns (21,298).

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

What drives the damage to buildings
River and rain flooding67%Tornadoes13%Strong wind7%Everything else14%

In dollars, FEMA expects about $616K a year in losses across Logansport: $424K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.

Recent disaster.FEMA’s model looks at expected damage to the buildings standing today. After Severe Winter Storms in 2021, FEMA took 47 aid registrations from Logansport addresses (the town has 599 homes).
Shared tract.All of Logansport’s 1,340 residents (2020 census) live in one census tract, which it shares with Longstreet village (115 residents). FEMA publishes its model by tract, so the rate and the hazard mix are the tract’s, the same for all of them. 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 Logansport flood? Rarely: 1 flood claim since 2000

Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Logansport, from FEMA’s records: 1.7 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 66% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.

Paid flood claims, by year
2000: 1 claim2001: 0 claims2002: 0 claims2003: 0 claims2004: 0 claims2005: 0 claims2006: 0 claims2007: 0 claims2008: 0 claims2009: 0 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 claims2000
20002026
1
paid claims since 2000
$938
paid to owners
0
homes flooded more than once
$938
average claim
of homes in flood zones are insured
of all homes are insured
No community discount

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

Insurance rates: De Soto Parish.
Disasters

2 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Logansport

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

  1. 2021Severe Winter Storms47 households applied for aid$53K aid approved
  2. 2016Severe Storms and Flooding40 households applied for aid$65K aid approved
Disasters declared, by decade
Paid out in LogansportDe Soto Parish only

De Soto Parish has had 23 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often hurricanes and tropical storms, then severe storms.

Also 1 FEMA wildfire suppression grant (Fire Management Assistance, not a disaster declaration) for fires in De Soto Parish, 2000–2000.

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Be ready

Get ready for what Logansport 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 ↗
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 ↗
Hail
  • Park in a garage or under cover when storms are forecast.
  • Stay away from windows while it falls.
  • Photograph roof and car damage for your insurer.
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 →

Know where neighbors sign up for alerts? Add it to the Handbook so everyone has it.

Questions about natural hazards in Logansport

Is Logansport at risk for natural disasters?

On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Logansport has higher expected damage per building than 64% of U.S. towns: C+ for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (67%) and tornadoes (13%). 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 Logansport flood?

Flood insurance has paid 1 claim in Logansport since 2000, $938 in all, or 1.7 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 66% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.

Is Logansport 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 De Soto Parish, 14% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.6% of all homes do.

How much is flood insurance in Logansport?

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

By FEMA money that reached Logansport, Severe Storms and Flooding (2016): 40 households applied for aid, $65K approved.

Is Logansport at risk from river and rain flooding?

It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (67%), and Logansport’s rate for it is higher than 64% of U.S. census tracts.

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