Lamar County's risk is written by FEMA's National Risk Index: tornado relatively low, riverine flooding very low, strong wind relatively low, hurricane remnants relatively low. Storm water here comes from wind-opened roofs, flash flooding on county roads and creek crossings, and slow leaks after shingles lift. Elevation and drainage change by community, which is why each town has its own page with its own numbers — and why a county call still routes to a crew that knows your side of Lamar County.
The calendar matters too. Spring brings Lamar County's tornado season, when wind damage and rain intrusion arrive together. Summer trades tornadoes for slow, heavy thunderstorms that flash-flood low roads and crawl spaces. Autumn can still push hurricane remnants this far inland, and even winter cold snaps burst pipes in uninsulated crawl spaces. There is no month where a Lamar County home is fully off the hook — which is why cover here runs 24/7, all year.
Every town listed below has its own page with its own ZIP codes, housing figures and risk data — start there if your home is wet, or call and let the team route you.
Beaverton — about 208 residents at roughly 354 feet, ZIPs 35544. FEMA flooding pressure follows the county pattern; low lots and crawl-space homes are checked first.