Natural Disasters in Camp Hill, AL

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

67.5

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

58.9

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

80.8

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

44.6

Score (0-100)

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

Disaster History & Federal Spending

Source: FEMA

Total Declarations

Public Assistance

$6.1M

Individual Assistance

$671K

Most Common Type

Hurricane

8 declarations

Disaster	Type	Date	PA $	IA $
Hurricane Helene →	Hurricane	Sep 2024	—	—
Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Tornadoes →	Severe Storm	May 2023	$4.1M	—
Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Tornadoes →	Severe Storm	Jan 2023	$251K	$6K
Hurricane Sally →	Hurricane	Sep 2020	—	—
Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Tornadoes →	Severe Storm	Jul 2020	$1.2M	—
Covid-19 Pandemic →	Biological	Mar 2020	—	$125K
Covid-19 →	Biological	Mar 2020	—	—
Hurricane Irma →	Hurricane	Sep 2017	$2K	—
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding →	Severe Storm	Apr 2011	$401K	$204K
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Straight-line Winds →	Severe Storm	Apr 2011	—	—
Hurricane Gustav →	Hurricane	Aug 2008	—	—
Hurricane Katrina Evacuation →	Hurricane	Sep 2005	—	—
Hurricane Dennis →	Hurricane	Jul 2005	$28K	—
Hurricane Ivan →	Hurricane	Sep 2004	$195K	$259K
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding →	Severe Storm	May 2003	—	$76K
Hurricane Opal →	Hurricane	Oct 1995	—	—
Severe Snowfall, Winter Storm →	Snowstorm	Mar 1993	—	—
Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding →	Severe Storm	Mar 1990	—	—
Storms, Wind, Flooding →	Flood	Apr 1979	—	—
Drought →	Drought	Jul 1977	—	—

Showing 20 of 21 disasters

PA = FEMA Public Assistance (infrastructure recovery). IA = Individual Assistance (homeowner/renter aid).

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

Total Claims Paid

$57,533

Avg Claim Payout

$9,589

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

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$2,748,049

Properties Protected

124

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

1.53

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
206.1: Safe Room (Tornado and Severe Wind Shelter) - Private Structures	32	$310,443
206.2: Safe Room (Tornado and Severe Wind Shelter) - Public Structures	9	$909,139
600.1: Warning Systems (as a Component of a Planned, Adopted, and Exercised Risk Reduction Plan)	4	$204,880
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	2	$42,500
601.1: Generators	2	$131,548

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

Camp Hill has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are heat wave, wildfire, hurricane. The area has had 20 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (8 declarations). 6 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $6,091,332 in public assistance recovery funding. $670,859 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 53 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.