Collinsville’s building-damage rate from tornadoes is in the top 4% of U.S. census tracts
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Collinsville gets a B− for hazard risk: higher expected damage per building than 50% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (63%), then tornadoes (18%). FEMA’s files show no paid flood insurance claims here.
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
What Collinsville 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
Hurricanes
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.
What’s behind Collinsville’s grade
River and rain flooding is 63% of the building damage FEMA expects in Collinsville, and Collinsville’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 50% of U.S. census tracts. Tornadoes add 18%, at a rate in the top 4% of U.S. census tracts.
B− higher expected damage per building than 50% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Collinsville’s residents live in 3 census tracts; FEMA’s figures are combined by where they live.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $1.2M a year in losses across Collinsville: $526K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Collinsville flood? No paid flood claims on record
FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Collinsville. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.
Collinsville isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Lauderdale County.4 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Collinsville
Disasters that paid out in Collinsville itself (aid to households or repair grants to Collinsville), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2011Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Associated Flooding5 households applied for aid$3K aid approved
- 2005Hurricane Katrina792 households applied for aid$386K aid approved
- 2004Hurricane Ivan39 households applied for aid$24K aid approved
- 2003Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Floods29 households applied for aid$49K aid approved
Lauderdale County has had 19 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often severe storms, then hurricanes and tropical storms.
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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.
- 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.
- 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.
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Questions about natural hazards in Collinsville
Is Collinsville at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Collinsville has higher expected damage per building than 50% of U.S. towns: B− for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (63%) and tornadoes (18%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Is Collinsville 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 Lauderdale County, 19% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 1.1% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Collinsville?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Collinsville’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 Collinsville?
By FEMA money that reached Collinsville, Hurricane Katrina (2005): 792 households applied for aid, $386K approved.
Is Collinsville at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (63%), and Collinsville’s rate for it is lower than 50% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Collinsville.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Collinsville’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.