Evangeline Parish, Louisiana: hazard risk
FEMA rates Evangeline Parish's overall risk Relatively Low (score 75.9 of 100, higher than 75% of rated U.S. counties); 2 of its 15 hazards are rated Relatively High or Very High, led by cold wave, lightning. Its storm record holds 276 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold Wave | Relatively High | 90.8 | $5.0M |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 86.9 | $657K |
| Hurricane | Relatively Moderate | 89.6 | $4.6M |
| Drought | Relatively Moderate | 88.1 | $935K |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 87.8 | $4.0M |
| Ice Storm | Relatively Moderate | 76.3 | $204K |
| Heat Wave | Relatively Low | 69.0 | $567K |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 68.7 | $104K |
| Riverine Flooding | Relatively Low | 62.3 | $6.3M |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 51.7 | $183K |
| Strong Wind | Relatively Low | 40.7 | $274K |
| Winter Weather | Relatively Low | 35.4 | $24K |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 40.3 | $101K |
| Landslide | Very Low | 13.6 | $33 |
| Coastal Flooding | No Rating | 0.0 | $0 |
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 | 115 | 0 | $4.9M | 53rd of 64 | 1916th of 3,080 |
| Hail | 45 | 0 | $36K | 46th of 64 | 2329th of 3,080 |
| Tornadoes | 43 | 4 | $11M | 25th of 64 | 387th of 3,080 |
| Floods | 28 | 0 | $42M | 32nd of 64 | 1699th of 3,080 |
| Winter storms | 15 | 0 | $328K | 37th of 64 | 2649th of 3,077 |
| Drought | 8 | 0 | $31M | 50th of 64 | 1919th of 3,063 |
| Hurricanes and tropical storms | 8 | 0 | $313M | 36th of 64 | 427th of 1,849 |
| Heavy rain | 4 | 0 | – | 13th of 64 | 1226th of 3,080 |
| Heat | 3 | 0 | – | 54th of 64 | 1923rd of 3,076 |
| Extreme cold | 2 | 1 | – | 49th of 64 | 2541st of 3,076 |
| High wind and dust storms | 2 | 0 | $127K | 39th of 64 | 2804th of 3,080 |
| Lightning | 2 | 0 | $176K | 45th of 64 | 1605th of 3,080 |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 1950 to 2026-06-30; damage in 2025 dollars. Search the record at NCEI.
The full Evangeline Parish record: every hazard by year and month, the deadliest events and FEMA's declarations.