Natural Disasters in Abbeville, AL

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

42.0

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

29.0

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

93.4

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

46.7

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Hurricane82.7Drought81.2Tornado72.6

Hazard	Risk Score
Hurricane	82.7
Drought	81.2
Tornado	72.6
Lightning	57.3
Cold Wave	49.1
Landslide	46.2
Heat Wave	43.9
Earthquake	39.2
Hail	35.6
Wildfire	33.8
Strong Wind	23.9
Winter Weather	13.2
Ice Storm	8.9

Scores range from 0 (lowest risk) to 100 (highest risk) relative to all U.S. communities. Data from FEMA National Risk Index.

Disaster Declarations

Source: FEMA OpenFEMA

Total Declarations

Most Recent

Hurricane

Sep 2024

Most Common Type

Severe Storm

13 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Sep 26, 2024	Hurricane	HURRICANE HELENE
Sep 14, 2020	Hurricane	HURRICANE SALLY
Jul 10, 2020	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND TORNADOES
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Nov 5, 2018	Hurricane	HURRICANE MICHAEL
Oct 12, 2018	Hurricane	HURRICANE MICHAEL
Oct 8, 2017	Hurricane	HURRICANE NATE
Sep 11, 2017	Hurricane	HURRICANE IRMA
Jan 21, 2016	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING
Apr 28, 2011	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING
Apr 27, 2011	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS
Dec 31, 2009	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Apr 28, 2009	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, TORNADOES & STRAIGHT-LINE
Aug 30, 2008	Hurricane	HURRICANE GUSTAV
Mar 3, 2007	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND TORNADOES
Sep 10, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION
Jul 10, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE DENNIS
Sep 15, 2004	Hurricane	HURRICANE IVAN
Nov 14, 2002	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND TORNADOES
Dec 18, 2000	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND TORNADOES

Showing 20 of 27 declarations

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

Total Claims Paid

$466,508

Avg Claim Payout

$24,553

County-level NFIP data from FEMA National Flood Insurance Program.

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$2,474,683

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

109

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4406	Hurricane	15	$567,735
DR-1835	Severe Storm(s)	40	$511,294
DR-4251	Severe Storm(s)	7	$397,952
DR-1442	Severe Storm(s)	15	$274,320
DR-4554	Severe Storm(s)	3	$227,348
DR-1870	Severe Storm(s)	9	$221,681
DR-1687	Severe Storm(s)	5	$122,613
DR-4503	Biological	3	$101,415
DR-1593	Hurricane	8	$33,157
DR-3389	Hurricane	2	$10,892
DR-1352	Severe Storm(s)	2	$6,276

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$253,424

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.46

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
600.1: Warning Systems (as a Component of a Planned, Adopted, and Exercised Risk Reduction Plan)	3	$130,611
202.1: Elevation of Private Structures - Riverine	2	$105,000
601.1: Generators	1	$17,813

Federally funded projects to reduce future disaster risk. Only includes completed or obligated projects.

Abbeville has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are hurricane, drought, tornado. The area has had 27 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (13 declarations). 19 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $2,474,683 in public assistance recovery funding. 6 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.