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Natural hazards in Edgar Springs · FEMA

Storms, floods and disasters in Edgar Springs

Edgar Springs isn’t graded for hazard risk: Edgar Springs has 224 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more.

Flood claims
0
paid since 1978 · $0
Disasters paid out here
3
of 21 declared for Phelps County
By hazard

What Edgar Springs 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

89%of expected building damage
Well above average · in the top 5% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about 3 times a year in the area
Smaller shares here
 Earthquakes Ice storms top 4% Tornadoes Winter storms top 2% Wildfire Hail Strong wind Landslides top 2% Lightning Hurricanes Cold waves Heat waves
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 14% of Edgar Springs’ expected losses. Cold 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.
Flood insurance claims

Does Edgar Springs flood? No paid flood claims on record

FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Edgar Springs. 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

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

Insurance rates: Phelps County.
What’s been done with FEMA grants
1storm safe room built
Disasters

3 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Edgar Springs

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

  1. 2025Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Wildfires2 households applied for aid$8K aid approved
  2. 2017Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds and Flooding4 households applied for aid$4K aid approved$31K to the City of Edgar Springs for repairs
  3. 2008Severe Storms and Flooding11 households applied for aid$11K aid approved
Disasters declared, by decade
Paid out in Edgar SpringsPhelps County only

Phelps County has had 21 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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Get ready for what Edgar Springs 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.
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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 Edgar Springs

Is Edgar Springs 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 Phelps County, 14% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.4% of all homes do.

How much is flood insurance in Edgar Springs?

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

By FEMA money that reached Edgar Springs, Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds and Flooding (2017): 4 households applied for aid, $4K approved, and $31K to the City of Edgar Springs for repairs.

Storm stories

Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Edgar Springs.

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