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Natural hazards in Morrison · FEMA

Storms, floods and disasters in Morrison

Morrison isn’t graded for hazard risk: Morrison has 44 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more. Flood insurance has paid 5 claims here since 1985.

Flood claims
5
paid since 1985 · $83K
Flooded more than once
1
properties
Disasters paid out here
3
of 17 declared for Gasconade County
By hazard

What Morrison 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

90%of expected building damage
Well above average · in the top 2% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once a year in the area
Smaller shares here
 Tornadoes Earthquakes Hail Ice storms Winter storms top 5% Strong wind Wildfire Landslides top 3% 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 heat waves at 9% of Morrison’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.
Flood insurance claims

Does Morrison flood? Rarely: 5 flood claims since 1985

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

Paid flood claims, by year
1985: 1 claim1986: 1 claim1987: 0 claims1988: 0 claims1989: 0 claims1990: 0 claims1991: 0 claims1992: 0 claims1993: 3 claims1994: 0 claims1995: 0 claims1996: 0 claims1997: 0 claims1998: 0 claims1999: 0 claims2000: 0 claims2001: 0 claims2002: 0 claims2003: 0 claims2004: 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: 0 claims198519861993
19852026
Biggest named events
  • The Midwest Flooding3 claims · $79K
5
paid claims since 1985
$83K
paid to owners
1
homes flooded more than once
$17K
average claim
Homes that flooded again and again
FEMA “severe repetitive loss” (0)Flooded 2+ times
of homes in flood zones are insured
of all homes are insured
No community discount

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

Insurance rates: Gasconade County.
Disasters

3 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Morrison

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

  1. 2017Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds and Flooding4 households applied for aid$990 aid approved
  2. 2015Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding9 households applied for aid$18K aid approved
  3. 2008Severe Storms and Flooding1 households applied for aid$1K aid approved
Disasters declared, by decade
Paid out in MorrisonGasconade County only

Gasconade County has had 17 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 Morrison 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 Morrison

Does Morrison flood?

Flood insurance has paid 5 claims in Morrison since 1985, $83K in all. 1 properties have flooded more than once. The most claims came from Midwest Flooding (3).

Is Morrison 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 Gasconade County, 8% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.4% of all homes do.

How much is flood insurance in Morrison?

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

By FEMA money that reached Morrison, Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding (2015): 9 households applied for aid, $18K approved. By flood claims, Midwest Flooding: 3 paid, $79K.

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Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Morrison.

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