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Morehouse, LA

Flood Risk Score: 14/100 · Rank #672 of 3,277 counties

Morehouse County in Louisiana has 23 FEMA disaster declarations on record covering 1983–2024, most recently Tropical Storm Francine on Sep 10, 2024 (DR-3614). Its flood risk grade is A (Low risk), ranking #672 of 3,277 U.S. counties, with 32 NFIP flood insurance claims totaling $1,090,053 in payouts. Flood risk is relatively low compared to the national average.

14
Risk Score
32
NFIP Claims
$1,090,053
Total Payouts
23
Disasters
$34,064
Avg Claim
32
Active Policies

FEMA Disaster Declarations in Morehouse County

The 23 most recent federally declared disasters affecting Morehouse County, LA (1983–2024). Total declarations on record: 23.

DeclaredIncident TypeTitleFEMA Disaster #
Sep 10, 2024HurricaneTropical Storm FrancineDR-3614
Sep 13, 2021Coastal StormTropical Storm NicholasDR-3574
Aug 29, 2021HurricaneHurricane IdaDR-4611
Aug 27, 2021HurricaneTropical Storm IdaDR-3568
Oct 27, 2020HurricaneTropical Storm ZetaDR-3549
Oct 16, 2020HurricaneHurricane Delta DR-4570
Oct 7, 2020HurricaneHurricane Delta DR-3547
Sep 14, 2020HurricaneHurricane SallyDR-3543
Aug 28, 2020HurricaneHurricane LauraDR-4559
Aug 23, 2020HurricaneTropical Storms Laura and MarcoDR-3538
Jun 7, 2020Coastal StormTropical Storm Cristobal DR-3527
Mar 13, 2016FloodSevere Storms and FloodingDR-4263
Aug 29, 2012HurricaneHurricane IsaacDR-4080
Aug 27, 2012HurricaneTropical Storm IsaacDR-3347
Sep 2, 2008HurricaneHurricane Gustav DR-1786
Aug 29, 2008HurricaneHurricane GustavDR-3289
Sep 24, 2005HurricaneHurricane Rita DR-1607
Sep 21, 2005HurricaneHurricane RitaDR-3260
Aug 29, 2005HurricaneHurricane KatrinaDR-1603
Aug 27, 2005HurricaneHurricane KatrinaDR-3212
Apr 23, 1991FloodSevere Storms & FloodingDR-902
May 20, 1989FloodSevere Storms & FloodingDR-829
Jan 11, 1983FloodSevere Storms and FloodingDR-675

Score Breakdown

The composite score of 14 is calculated from four weighted factors. See our methodology for details.

Claims Density
40%
0
Disaster Frequency
25%
49
Claim Severity
20%
0
Year-over-Year Trend
15%
9

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many FEMA disaster declarations does Morehouse County, LA have?

Morehouse County, LA has 23 federal disaster declarations on FEMA record (1983–2024). The 5 most recent are: Tropical Storm Francine (declared Sep 10, 2024, DR-3614); Tropical Storm Nicholas (declared Sep 13, 2021, DR-3574); Hurricane Ida (declared Aug 29, 2021, DR-4611); Tropical Storm Ida (declared Aug 27, 2021, DR-3568); Tropical Storm Zeta (declared Oct 27, 2020, DR-3549). Counts include flood, severe storm, hurricane, and coastal storm declarations from the OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries dataset.

What is the flood risk grade for Morehouse County, LA?

Morehouse County is graded A (composite score 14/100, low risk). It ranks #672 of 3,277 U.S. counties for flood risk in our scoring model. The grade combines NFIP claims density (40%), disaster frequency (25%), claim severity (20%), and year-over-year trend (15%).

How many NFIP flood insurance claims have been filed in Morehouse County?

32 NFIP flood insurance claims have been filed in Morehouse County, LA, totaling $1,090,053 in payouts. The average claim is $34,064. Source: FEMA FimaNfipClaims v2 dataset.

Has Morehouse County, LA had any recent flood disasters?

Yes. The most recent FEMA declaration affecting Morehouse County was Tropical Storm Francine on Sep 10, 2024 (DR-3614). The county has 23 declared disasters in the OpenFEMA record covering 1983–2024.

For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from FEMA OpenFEMA datasets including the National Flood Hazard Layer and NFIP claims. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.

The methodology behind every numeric value on this page is publicly documented on the FEMA OpenFEMA datasets including the National Flood Hazard Layer and NFIP claims portal and described in detail on this site’s methodology page. Refresh cadence varies by underlying series; the page surfaces the as-of date for each number so readers can trace any figure back to the source release.

For readers using this page as a decision input, the related-entity pages elsewhere on the site provide the comparison set. The most useful comparison for this entity is typically a peer within U.S. ZIPs, counties, and states with similar size, similar exposure, or similar geography — not the national-level summary alone.

Source: FEMA OpenFEMA datasets, 2026.