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Natural hazards in Plaucheville · FEMA

Storms, floods and disasters in Plaucheville

Plaucheville isn’t graded for hazard risk: Plaucheville has 193 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more. Flood insurance has paid 7 claims here since 1985.

Flood claims
7
paid since 1985 · $191K
Flooded more than once
1
properties · 1 “severe repetitive loss”
Disasters paid out here
4
of 32 declared for Avoyelles Parish
By hazard

What Plaucheville faces

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

Hurricanes

50%of expected building damage
Well above average · in the top 10% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once every 7 years in the area

River and rain flooding

35%of expected building damage
Well below average · lower than 85% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once a year in the area

Tornadoes

9%of expected building damage
Above average · higher than 77% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once every 18 years in the area
Smaller shares here
 Strong wind Hail Earthquakes Ice storms Wildfire Winter storms Cold waves top 2% Lightning 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 cold waves at 17% of Plaucheville’s expected losses. Cold waves do little damage to buildings (0.2%), 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 Plaucheville flood? Rarely: 7 flood claims since 1985

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

Paid flood claims, by year
1985: 1 claim1986: 0 claims1987: 0 claims1988: 0 claims1989: 0 claims1990: 0 claims1991: 0 claims1992: 0 claims1993: 0 claims1994: 0 claims1995: 1 claim1996: 0 claims1997: 0 claims1998: 1 claim1999: 0 claims2000: 0 claims2001: 1 claim2002: 0 claims2003: 1 claim2004: 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: 2 claims198519952026
19852026
Biggest named events
  • The 2026-06-Arthur-TS2 claims · $90K
  • Tropical Storm Allison1 claim · $48K
  • Hurricane Juan1 claim · $16K
7
paid claims since 1985
$191K
paid to owners
1
homes flooded more than once
$27K
average claim
Homes that flooded again and again
FEMA “severe repetitive loss” (1)Flooded 2+ times
of all homes are insured
No community discount

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

Insurance rates: Avoyelles Parish.
Disasters

4 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Plaucheville

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

  1. 2026Tropical Storm Arthur338 households applied for aid$5.4M aid approved2 flood claims paid that year
  2. 2016Severe Storms and Flooding14 households applied for aid$4K aid approved
  3. 2008Hurricane Gustav187 households applied for aid$81K aid approved
  4. 2005Hurricane Rita1 households applied for aid$2K aid approved
Disasters declared, by decade
Paid out in PlauchevilleAvoyelles Parish only

Avoyelles Parish has had 32 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often hurricanes and tropical storms, then floods.

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Be ready

Get ready for what Plaucheville faces

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

Hurricane season
  • 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.
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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.
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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 Plaucheville

Does Plaucheville flood?

Flood insurance has paid 7 claims in Plaucheville since 1985, $191K in all. 1 properties have flooded more than once. The most claims came from 2026-06-Arthur-TS (2).

Is Plaucheville 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 Avoyelles Parish, 4.6% of all homes carry federal flood insurance.

How much is flood insurance in Plaucheville?

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

By FEMA money that reached Plaucheville, Tropical Storm Arthur (2026): 338 households applied for aid, $5.4M approved. By flood claims, 2026-06-Arthur-TS: 2 paid, $90K.

Storm stories

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