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C+Hazard risk
Natural hazards in Auxvasse · FEMA

On FEMA’s figures, Auxvasse faces about as much hazard damage per building as the typical U.S. town, mostly from river and rain flooding

On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Auxvasse gets a C+ for hazard risk: higher expected damage per building than 60% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (82%). FEMA’s files show no paid flood insurance claims here.

River and rain flooding 82%Earthquakes 6%Tornadoes 5%

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 60%of U.S. townsLess damageMoreExpected yearly damage per dollar of building, vs. the 21,298 U.S. towns we grade
Hazard risk
C+
in Missouri · higher than 60% of U.S. towns
Main hazard
River and rain flooding
82% of expected building damage
Flood claims
0
paid since 1978 · $0
Disasters paid out here
7
of 24 declared for its 2 counties
By hazard

What Auxvasse 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

82%of expected building damage
Above average · higher than 73% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about 2 times a year in the area

Earthquakes

6%of expected building damage
Above average · higher than 69% of U.S. census tracts

Tornadoes

5%of expected building damage
Above average · higher than 62% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once every 9 years in the area
Smaller shares here
 Hail Ice storms Winter storms top 4% Strong wind Wildfire Lightning Hurricanes 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 11% of Auxvasse’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 Auxvasse’s grade

River and rain flooding is 82% of the building damage FEMA expects in Auxvasse, and Auxvasse’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is higher than 73% of U.S. census tracts. Next is earthquakes at 6% (higher than 69% of U.S. census tracts).

Where Auxvasse sits
Auxvasse
Least damageMiddleMost damage

C+ higher expected damage per building than 60% of U.S. towns (21,298).

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

What drives the damage to buildings
River and rain flooding82%Earthquakes6%Tornadoes5%Everything else7%

In dollars, FEMA expects about $696K a year in losses across Auxvasse: $468K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.

Shared tract.All of Auxvasse’s 1,001 residents (2020 census) live in one census tract, which it shares with Kingdom City village (134 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 Auxvasse flood? No paid flood claims on record

FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Auxvasse. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.

of homes in flood zones are insured
of all homes are insured
No community discount

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

Insurance rates: Callaway County.
What’s been done with FEMA grants
1flood-prone property bought out and cleared
Disasters

7 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Auxvasse

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

  1. 2019Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding1 households applied for aid$750 aid approved
  2. 2008Severe Storms, Flooding, and a Tornado2 households applied for aid$618 aid approved
  3. 2008Severe Storms and Flooding6 households applied for aid$37K aid approved$976 to the City of Auxvasse for repairs
  4. 2007Severe Winter Storms$7K to the City of Auxvasse for repairs
  5. 2007Severe Winter Storms and Flooding$2K to the City of Auxvasse for repairs
  6. 2006Severe Winter Storms$2K to the City of Auxvasse for repairs
Show all 7
  1. 2003Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding1 households applied for aid$2K aid approved
Disasters declared, by decade
Paid out in Auxvasseits 2 counties only

Its 2 counties have had 24 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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Be ready

Get ready for what Auxvasse 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 ↗
Earthquakes
  • Drop, cover and hold on.
  • Strap tall furniture and the water heater to the wall.
  • Know how to shut off the gas.
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 ↗
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 →

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Questions about natural hazards in Auxvasse

Is Auxvasse at risk for natural disasters?

On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Auxvasse has higher expected damage per building than 60% of U.S. towns: C+ for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (82%) and earthquakes (6%). 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.

Is Auxvasse 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 Callaway County, 3% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.1% of all homes do.

How much is flood insurance in Auxvasse?

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

By FEMA money that reached Auxvasse, Severe Storms and Flooding (2008): 6 households applied for aid, $37K approved, and $976 to the City of Auxvasse for repairs.

Is Auxvasse at risk from river and rain flooding?

It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (82%), and Auxvasse’s rate for it is higher than 73% of U.S. census tracts.

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