Natural Disasters in Daleville, AL

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

67.7

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

57.7

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

81.9

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

15.8

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

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Hazard	Risk Score
Hurricane	89.3
Tornado	87.9
Lightning	80.3
Heat Wave	67.0
Landslide	64.5
Cold Wave	63.6
Drought	63.1
Earthquake	49.1
Wildfire	44.6
Strong Wind	42.7
Hail	28.1
Winter Weather	28.0
Ice Storm	15.8

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

15 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
May 2, 2014	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

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Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

144

Total Claims Paid

$3,661,021

Avg Claim Payout

$25,424

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$4,679,771

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

226

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4251	Severe Storm(s)	7	$1,041,603
DR-1835	Severe Storm(s)	56	$909,064
DR-1549	Hurricane	21	$786,221
DR-4554	Severe Storm(s)	4	$583,003
DR-1870	Severe Storm(s)	99	$521,908
DR-4406	Hurricane	6	$423,750
DR-1593	Hurricane	14	$102,738
DR-4684	Winter Storm	2	$98,440
DR-4176	Severe Storm(s)	2	$71,236
DR-1352	Severe Storm(s)	6	$42,477
DR-4563	Hurricane	2	$31,668
DR-1687	Severe Storm(s)	2	$27,220
DR-1399	Severe Storm(s)	4	$25,386
DR-3389	Hurricane	1	$15,057

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$2,596,875

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

1.02

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
601.1: Generators	12	$256,940
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine	8	$1,583,038
206.1: Safe Room (Tornado and Severe Wind Shelter) - Private Structures	6	$220,326
600.1: Warning Systems (as a Component of a Planned, Adopted, and Exercised Risk Reduction Plan)	3	$179,325
402.1: Infrastructure Protective Measures (Roads and Bridges); 403.1: Stormwater Management - Culverts	3	$87,330

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

Daleville has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are hurricane, tornado, lightning. The area has had 32 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (15 declarations). 144 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $4,679,771 in public assistance recovery funding. 38 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.