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Natural hazards in Morris Chapel · FEMA

Storms, floods and disasters in Morris Chapel

Morris Chapel isn’t graded for hazard risk: Morris Chapel has 218 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more.

Flood claims
0
paid since 1978 · $0
Disasters paid out here
6
of 22 declared for Hardin County
By hazard

What Morris Chapel 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

68%of expected building damage
Well above average · higher than 83% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once a year in the area

Earthquakes

22%of expected building damage
Well above average · higher than 85% of U.S. census tracts

Tornadoes

6%of expected building damage
Well above average · higher than 80% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once every 11 years in the area
Smaller shares here
 Strong wind Hurricanes Hail Wildfire Ice storms Lightning Winter storms 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 cold waves at 24% of Morris Chapel’s 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 Morris Chapel flood? No paid flood claims on record

FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Morris Chapel. 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

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

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

6 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Morris Chapel

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

  1. 2026Severe Winter Storm20 households applied for aid$57K aid approved
  2. 2025Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding1 households applied for aid$51K aid approved
  3. 2023Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Tornadoes45 households applied for aid$71K aid approved
  4. 2010Severe Storms, Flooding, Straight-line Winds, and Tornadoes10 households applied for aid$31K aid approved
  5. 2008Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding55 households applied for aid$57K aid approved
  6. 2003Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding10 households applied for aid$37K aid approved
Disasters declared, by decade
Paid out in Morris ChapelHardin County only

Hardin County has had 22 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 Morris Chapel 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 →

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

Questions about natural hazards in Morris Chapel

Is Morris Chapel 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 Hardin County, 13% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 1.0% of all homes do.

How much is flood insurance in Morris Chapel?

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

By FEMA money that reached Morris Chapel, Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Tornadoes (2023): 45 households applied for aid, $71K approved.

Storm stories

Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Morris Chapel.

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