Arcola Presbyterian Church · Photo: Z28scrambler · CC BY-SA 3.0Storms, floods and disasters in Roseland
Roseland isn’t graded for hazard risk: FEMA’s tract figures aren’t matched to Roseland yet. Flood insurance has paid 2 claims here since 2016.
What Roseland faces
Each hazard’s share of the building damage FEMA expects here, and how its rate compares with the rest of the country.
Hurricanes
River and rain flooding
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.
Does Roseland flood? Rarely: 2 flood claims since 2016
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Roseland, from FEMA’s records.
- The Late winter severe storms1 claim · $18K
- Hurricane Ida1 claim · $78K
Roseland isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Tangipahoa Parish.8 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Roseland
Disasters that paid out in Roseland itself (aid to households or repair grants to the Town of Roseland), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2021Hurricane Ida1,008 households applied for aid$2.9M aid approved$11K to the Town of Roseland for repairs1 flood claim paid for it, $78K
- 2016Severe Storms and Flooding380 households applied for aid$1.0M aid approved$127K to the Town of Roseland for repairs
- 2016Severe Storms and Flooding190 households applied for aid$254K aid approved$7K to the Town of Roseland for repairs
- 2012Hurricane Isaac409 households applied for aid$516K aid approved$9K to the Town of Roseland for repairs
- 2008Hurricane Ike250 households applied for aid$990K aid approved
- 2008Hurricane Gustav427 households applied for aid$580K aid approved$23K to the Town of Roseland for repairs
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- 2005Hurricane Katrina1,352 households applied for aid$2.2M aid approved$215K to the Town of Roseland for repairs
- 2002Hurricane Lili$3K to the Town of Roseland for repairs
Tangipahoa Parish has had 36 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often hurricanes and tropical storms, then floods.
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Add to the Roseland archive →Get ready for what Roseland faces
A short kit for the hazards that drive the building damage here, what to check before you buy, and where neighbors get alerts.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Know where neighbors sign up for alerts? Add it to the Handbook so everyone has it.
Questions about natural hazards in Roseland
Does Roseland flood?
Flood insurance has paid 2 claims in Roseland since 2016, $95K in all. The most claims came from Late winter severe storms (1).
Is Roseland 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 Tangipahoa Parish, 34% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 15.1% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Roseland?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Roseland’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 Roseland?
By FEMA money that reached Roseland, Hurricane Ida (2021): 1,008 households applied for aid, $2.9M approved, and $11K to the Town of Roseland for repairs. By flood claims, Late winter severe storms: 1 paid, $18K.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Roseland.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Roseland’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.