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Natural hazards in Cassville · FEMA

Storms, floods and disasters in Cassville

Cassville isn’t graded for hazard risk: Cassville has 634 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more. Flood insurance has paid 9 claims here since 1986.

Flood claims
9
paid since 1986 · $98K
Flooded more than once
1
properties
Disasters paid out here
6
of 17 declared for Grant County
By hazard

What Cassville 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

83%of expected building damage
Well above average · higher than 81% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about 3 times a year in the area

Tornadoes

10%of expected building damage
Well above average · higher than 89% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once every 6 years in the area
Smaller shares here
 Hail Strong wind Earthquakes Landslides top 3% Winter storms Ice storms Lightning Hurricanes Wildfire 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 10% of Cassville’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 Cassville flood? Rarely: 9 flood claims since 1986

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

Paid flood claims, by year
1986: 2 claims1987: 0 claims1988: 0 claims1989: 0 claims1990: 0 claims1991: 0 claims1992: 0 claims1993: 1 claim1994: 0 claims1995: 0 claims1996: 0 claims1997: 0 claims1998: 0 claims1999: 0 claims2000: 0 claims2001: 4 claims2002: 1 claim2003: 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: 1 claim2018: 0 claims2019: 0 claims2020: 0 claims2021: 0 claims2022: 0 claims2023: 0 claims2024: 0 claims2025: 0 claims2026: 0 claims198619932001
19862026
Biggest named events
  • The Severe flooding4 claims · $21K
9
paid claims since 1986
$98K
paid to owners
1
homes flooded more than once
$11K
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

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

Insurance rates: Grant County.
What’s been done with FEMA grants
2flood-prone properties bought out and cleared
Disasters

6 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Cassville

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

  1. 2017Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mud$58K to the Village of Cassville for repairs1 flood claim paid that year
  2. 2011Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm$3K to the Village of Cassville for repairs
  3. 2010Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding7 households applied for aid$5K aid approved
  4. 2008Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding20 households applied for aid$31K aid approved
  5. 2004Severe Storms and Flooding6 households applied for aid$9K aid approved
  6. 2001Flooding, Severe Storms and Tornadoes$88K to the Village of Cassville for repairs4 flood claims paid that year
Disasters declared, by decade
Paid out in CassvilleGrant County only

Grant 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 Cassville 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.
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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 →

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Questions about natural hazards in Cassville

Does Cassville flood?

Flood insurance has paid 9 claims in Cassville since 1986, $98K in all. 1 properties have flooded more than once. The most claims came from Severe flooding (4).

Is Cassville 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 Grant County, 15% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.4% of all homes do.

How much is flood insurance in Cassville?

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

By FEMA money that reached Cassville, Flooding, Severe Storms and Tornadoes (2001): $88K to the Village of Cassville for repairs. By flood claims, Severe flooding: 4 paid, $21K.

Storm stories

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