Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana: hazard risk
FEMA rates Pointe Coupee Parish's overall risk Relatively Low (score 63.1 of 100, higher than 63% of rated U.S. counties); 2 of its 15 hazards are rated Relatively High or Very High, led by cold wave, drought. Its storm record holds 297 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 | 92.0 | $5.5M |
| Drought | Relatively High | 91.2 | $1.2M |
| Hurricane | Relatively Moderate | 86.5 | $3.1M |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 78.8 | $2.5M |
| Heat Wave | Relatively Low | 66.7 | $526K |
| Ice Storm | Relatively Low | 57.6 | $81K |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 45.7 | $135K |
| Strong Wind | Relatively Low | 38.1 | $261K |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 39.3 | $99K |
| Landslide | Very Low | 27.0 | $155 |
| Riverine Flooding | Very Low | 26.3 | $2.1M |
| Hail | Very Low | 22.7 | $55K |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 11.8 | $3K |
| Winter Weather | Very Low | 10.8 | $6K |
| 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 | 139 | 0 | $732K | 32nd of 64 | 1343rd of 3,080 |
| Hail | 37 | 0 | – | 44th of 64 | 2324th of 3,080 |
| Heat | 24 | 0 | – | 31st of 64 | 595th of 3,076 |
| Floods | 23 | 0 | $21M | 44th of 64 | 1898th of 3,080 |
| Tornadoes | 21 | 2 | $11M | 50th of 64 | 1155th of 3,080 |
| Winter storms | 16 | 0 | – | 35th of 64 | 2639th of 3,077 |
| Drought | 15 | 0 | $51M | 32nd of 64 | 1422nd of 3,063 |
| Hurricanes and tropical storms | 10 | 0 | $45M | 26th of 64 | 345th of 1,849 |
| Extreme cold | 6 | 2 | $14M | 15th of 64 | 1699th of 3,076 |
| Lightning | 4 | 0 | $41K | 26th of 64 | 947th of 3,080 |
| Heavy rain | 1 | 0 | – | 32nd of 64 | 1974th of 3,080 |
| High wind and dust storms | 1 | 0 | $6K | 51st of 64 | 2889th 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 Pointe Coupee Parish record: every hazard by year and month, the deadliest events and FEMA's declarations.