Beauregard Parish, Louisiana: hazard risk
FEMA rates Beauregard Parish's overall risk Relatively Low (score 55.6 of 100, higher than 55% of rated U.S. counties); 2 of its 15 hazards are rated Relatively High or Very High, led by lightning, ice storm. Its storm record holds 499 events since 1950.
FEMA's rating for each hazard
These are FEMA's county-wide model ratings and this county's storm record. They are not an assessment of any property, address or building, and not insurance advice: a property's risk depends on its own elevation, construction and location.
FEMA gives each hazard its own rating, and a rating does not follow the score from one hazard to the next: a hazard with a higher score can carry a lower rating than another. The table sorts by FEMA's rating, then by score (0 to 100, the county against every other county for that hazard).
| Hazard | Risk rating | Score | Expected annual loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning | Relatively High | 89.6 | $1.0M |
| Ice Storm | Relatively High | 84.9 | $538K |
| Hurricane | Relatively Moderate | 82.5 | $2.5M |
| Drought | Relatively Moderate | 73.1 | $557K |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 86.3 | $713K |
| Heat Wave | Relatively Low | 61.5 | $552K |
| Riverine Flooding | Relatively Low | 59.9 | $8.0M |
| Cold Wave | Relatively Low | 53.8 | $981K |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 48.3 | $219K |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 48.1 | $1.0M |
| Winter Weather | Relatively Low | 39.9 | $41K |
| Strong Wind | Relatively Low | 36.4 | $329K |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 34.1 | $93K |
| Coastal Flooding | Very Low | 22.6 | $737 |
| Landslide | Very Low | 13.2 | $43 |
Source: FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 release. A model of future loss, not a count of past events. FEMA's National Risk Index map.
What the record holds
| Hazard | Records | Deaths | Damage | Rank in state | Rank in U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 241 | 0 | $2.4M | 49th of 64 | 1755th of 3,080 |
| Hail | 105 | 0 | $941 | 41st of 64 | 2244th of 3,080 |
| Tornadoes | 61 | 0 | $30M | 52nd of 64 | 1190th of 3,080 |
| Floods | 47 | 0 | $84M | 39th of 64 | 1848th of 3,080 |
| Winter storms | 15 | 1 | $387K | 56th of 64 | 2820th of 3,077 |
| Drought | 8 | 0 | $4.0M | 56th of 64 | 2122nd of 3,063 |
| Hurricanes and tropical storms | 8 | 2 | $1.3B | 53rd of 64 | 604th of 1,849 |
| Heat | 4 | 0 | – | 58th of 64 | 2046th of 3,076 |
| Lightning | 4 | 2 | $61K | 44th of 64 | 1526th of 3,080 |
| High wind and dust storms | 3 | 0 | $192K | 44th of 64 | 2835th of 3,080 |
| Wildfires | 2 | 0 | $16M | 8th of 64 | 950th of 2,972 |
| Extreme cold | 1 | 0 | – | 61st of 64 | 2798th of 3,076 |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 1950 to 2026-06-30; damage in 2025 dollars. Search the record at NCEI.
The full Beauregard Parish record: every hazard by year and month, the deadliest events and FEMA's declarations.