Cameron Parish, Louisiana: hazard risk
FEMA rates Cameron Parish's overall risk Very Low (score 33.7 of 100, higher than 33% of rated U.S. counties); 2 of its 15 hazards are rated Relatively High or Very High, led by lightning, coastal flooding. Its storm record holds 570 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 | 94.3 | $1.7M |
| Coastal Flooding | Relatively High | 84.6 | $3.6M |
| Hurricane | Relatively Moderate | 82.1 | $2.5M |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 86.5 | $815K |
| Drought | Relatively Low | 61.5 | $304K |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 26.7 | $399K |
| Ice Storm | Very Low | 24.9 | $23K |
| Heat Wave | Very Low | 19.0 | $56K |
| Cold Wave | Very Low | 17.4 | $179K |
| Strong Wind | Very Low | 16.3 | $136K |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 10.4 | $10K |
| Hail | Very Low | 6.9 | $20K |
| Riverine Flooding | Very Low | 5.9 | $841K |
| Winter Weather | Very Low | 3.9 | $3K |
| Landslide | Very Low | 3.7 | $4 |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rip currents and high surf | 165 | 3 | $93K | 1st of 64 | 30th of 2,080 |
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 147 | 0 | $4.0M | 60th of 64 | 2329th of 3,080 |
| Tornadoes | 68 | 3 | $26M | 33rd of 64 | 638th of 3,080 |
| Hail | 52 | 0 | – | 61st of 64 | 2675th of 3,080 |
| Floods | 40 | 0 | $32M | 60th of 64 | 2186th of 3,080 |
| Hurricanes and tropical storms | 35 | 0 | $5.2B | 24th of 64 | 331st of 1,849 |
| Winter storms | 21 | 0 | $7K | 61st of 64 | 2884th of 3,077 |
| Lightning | 10 | 3 | $33K | 22nd of 64 | 885th of 3,080 |
| High wind and dust storms | 6 | 1 | $137K | 38th of 64 | 2798th of 3,080 |
| Drought | 4 | 0 | $6.5M | 64th of 64 | 2314th of 3,063 |
| Heat | 4 | 0 | – | 64th of 64 | 2150th of 3,076 |
| Extreme cold | 1 | 0 | – | 63rd of 64 | 2813th of 3,076 |
| Heavy rain | 1 | 0 | – | 43rd of 64 | 2294th of 3,080 |
| Wildfires | 1 | 0 | – | 14th of 64 | 1188th of 2,972 |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 1950 to 2026-06-30; damage in 2025 dollars. Search the record at NCEI.
The full Cameron Parish record: every hazard by year and month, the deadliest events and FEMA's declarations.