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Natural hazards in Mayersville · FEMA

Storms, floods and disasters in Mayersville

Mayersville isn’t graded for hazard risk: Mayersville has 196 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more. Flood insurance has paid 8 claims here since 1983.

Flood claims
8
paid since 1983 · $80K
Flooded more than once
1
properties
Disasters paid out here
4
of 21 declared for Issaquena County
By hazard

What Mayersville 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

61%of expected building damage
Above average · higher than 76% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once every 3 years in the area

Tornadoes

14%of expected building damage
Well above average · in the top 2% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once every 2 years in the area

Hail

9%of expected building damage
Well above average · in the top 6% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about 4 times a year in the area
Smaller shares here
 Earthquakes Hurricanes Strong wind Ice storms top 4% Cold waves top 1% Lightning Wildfire Winter storms 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 drought at 31% of Mayersville’s expected losses. Drought does 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 Mayersville flood? Rarely: 8 flood claims since 1983

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

Paid flood claims, by year
1983: 1 claim1984: 0 claims1985: 0 claims1986: 0 claims1987: 0 claims1988: 0 claims1989: 0 claims1990: 0 claims1991: 1 claim1992: 0 claims1993: 0 claims1994: 1 claim1995: 1 claim1996: 0 claims1997: 1 claim1998: 0 claims1999: 0 claims2000: 0 claims2001: 0 claims2002: 0 claims2003: 0 claims2004: 0 claims2005: 0 claims2006: 0 claims2007: 0 claims2008: 2 claims2009: 0 claims2010: 0 claims2011: 1 claim2012: 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 claims198319912008
19832026
Biggest named events
  • The Mid-spring storms1 claim · $3K
  • Hurricane Gustav1 claim · $28K
8
paid claims since 1983
$80K
paid to owners
1
homes flooded more than once
$10K
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

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

Insurance rates: Issaquena County.
Disasters

4 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Mayersville

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

  1. 2026Severe Winter Storm114 households applied for aid$344K aid approved
  2. 2025Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding28 households applied for aid$156K aid approved
  3. 2019Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding6 households applied for aid$9K aid approved
  4. 2011Flooding26 households applied for aid$35K aid approved1 flood claim paid that year
Disasters declared, by decade
Paid out in MayersvilleIssaquena County only

Issaquena County has had 21 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often severe storms, then hurricanes and tropical storms.

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Get ready for what Mayersville 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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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 ↗
Hail
  • Park in a garage or under cover when storms are forecast.
  • Stay away from windows while it falls.
  • Photograph roof and car damage for your insurer.
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 →

Know where neighbors sign up for alerts? Add it to the Handbook so everyone has it.

Questions about natural hazards in Mayersville

Does Mayersville flood?

Flood insurance has paid 8 claims in Mayersville since 1983, $80K in all. 1 properties have flooded more than once. The most claims came from Mid-spring storms (1).

Is Mayersville 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 Issaquena County, 14% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 10.5% of all homes do.

How much is flood insurance in Mayersville?

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

By FEMA money that reached Mayersville, Severe Winter Storm (2026): 114 households applied for aid, $344K approved. By flood claims, Mid-spring storms: 1 paid, $3K.

Storm stories

Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Mayersville.

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