Natural Disasters in Hytop, AL

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

79.0

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

71.9

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

77.7

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

27.1

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Tornado92.4Lightning88.9Strong Wind88.0

Hazard	Risk Score
Tornado	92.4
Lightning	88.9
Strong Wind	88.0
Earthquake	85.6
Drought	83.4
Cold Wave	83.3
Winter Weather	80.2
Landslide	74.9
Ice Storm	66.4
Wildfire	61.2
Hurricane	59.4
Heat Wave	53.7
Hail	47.3

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

11 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Sep 26, 2024	Hurricane	HURRICANE HELENE
Sep 14, 2020	Hurricane	HURRICANE SALLY
Jul 10, 2020	Severe Storm	SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Apr 17, 2019	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
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
May 8, 2009	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, TORNADOES, AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS
Aug 30, 2008	Hurricane	HURRICANE GUSTAV
Mar 3, 2007	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND TORNADOES
Sep 10, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION
Sep 15, 2004	Hurricane	HURRICANE IVAN
May 12, 2003	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Nov 20, 2001	Fire	AL - NORTH EAST ALABAMA FIRE COMPLEX - 11/20/2001
Feb 18, 2000	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS
Sep 18, 1999	Fire	AL - JACKSON FARMS FIRE - 09/18/99
Feb 23, 1996	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS, ICE AND FLOODING
Mar 15, 1993	Snowstorm	SEVERE SNOWFALL, WINTER STORM

Showing 20 of 27 declarations

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

Total Claims Paid

$664,062

Avg Claim Payout

$9,624

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$11,808,690

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

146

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4426	Other	14	$7,687,602
DR-1836	Severe Storm(s)	19	$1,731,146
DR-1971	Severe Storm(s)	41	$1,517,944
DR-1466	Severe Storm(s)	45	$419,716
DR-4555	Severe Storm(s)	11	$268,333
DR-1549	Hurricane	8	$76,819
DR-1317	Severe Storm(s)	2	$50,916
DR-4503	Biological	1	$36,497
DR-1593	Hurricane	3	$10,813
DR-1605	Hurricane	1	$5,921
DR-4251	Severe Storm(s)	1	$2,983

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$6,775,175

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

4.14

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
206.2: Safe Room (Tornado and Severe Wind Shelter) - Public Structures	59	$5,611,291
206.1: Safe Room (Tornado and Severe Wind Shelter) - Private Structures	19	$291,754
600.1: Warning Systems (as a Component of a Planned, Adopted, and Exercised Risk Reduction Plan)	6	$552,660
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	5	$131,096
601.1: Generators	4	$183,000

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

Hytop has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are tornado, lightning, strong wind. The area has had 27 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (11 declarations). 69 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $11,808,690 in public assistance recovery funding. 97 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.