Storms, floods and disasters in Airport Drive
Airport Drive isn’t graded for hazard risk: Airport Drive has 941 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more. Flood insurance has paid 1 claim here since 2007.
What Airport Drive 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
Tornadoes
Ice storms
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 Airport Drive flood? Rarely: 1 flood claim since 2007
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Airport Drive, from FEMA’s records.
Airport Drive isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Jasper County.2 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Airport Drive
Disasters that paid out in Airport Drive itself (aid to households or repair grants to the Village of Airport Drive), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2009Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding$24K to the Village of Airport Drive for repairs
- 2007Severe Winter Storms$40K to the Village of Airport Drive for repairs1 flood claim paid that year
Jasper County has had 18 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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How expected damage per building compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joplin | C+more damage than 59% | river and rain flooding | 50 |
| Carl Junction | Cmore damage than 74% | river and rain flooding | 6 |
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 Airport Drive 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.
- 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.
- Ice brings down trees and lines: plan for days without power.
- Run a generator outside, far from doors and windows.
- Keep sand or salt by the door.
- 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 Airport Drive
Does Airport Drive flood?
Flood insurance has paid 1 claim in Airport Drive since 2007, $4K in all.
Is Airport Drive 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 Jasper County, 12% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.2% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Airport Drive?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Airport Drive’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 Airport Drive?
By FEMA money that reached Airport Drive, Severe Winter Storms (2007): $40K to the Village of Airport Drive for repairs.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Airport Drive.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Airport Drive’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.