Check a ZIP

Based on FEMA public data, HEMPSTEAD, AR is

MODERATELY FUCKED

Hempstead, AR gets a calibrated report score of 53 out of 100. It starts with FEMA's 52/100 overall signal, then checks whether risk is concentrated or broad. Loudest hazards: extreme heat, drought, flooding.

53/100

Calibrated report score

FEMA overall: 52/100 (Relatively Low)

Top reasons

  • Extreme heat
  • Drought
  • Flooding

Disaster receipts

26 federal disaster declarations

FEMA declaration history for Hempstead, AR, 1968-2026. County-level receipt, not a house-level prophecy.

Top chaos flavors

Severe Storm12Flood5Biological2Hurricane2

Most recent

  • 2026 Winter StormSEVERE WINTER STORM
  • 2025 FloodSEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
  • 2025 Severe StormSEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING

Receipt note

County-specific federal disaster declarations only. Statewide declarations are not smeared across every county.

OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries

What the data says

extreme heat is at 70/100 in FEMA's county-level data. That is not just weather. That is a planning problem.

Receipt

FEMA National Risk Index (county-level; ZIP matched through Census ZCTA/county relationship)

What to verify

Look for local heat-island maps and whether your neighborhood has shade or just ambition.

Near your ZIP

PULLING EPA RECEIPTS

Checking the 2024 TRI facility index around ZIP 71838.

FAQ / before you panic

Questions you should probably ask.

Yes. The voice is sarcastic, but the goal is serious: turn public climate, air quality, hazard, and pollution datasets into a readable local risk profile. The joke is the packaging. The data is the point.