Natural Disasters in St. Mary's, AK

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

57.9

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

38.6

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

100.0

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

5.9

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Cold Wave97.8Winter Weather84.9Landslide82.7
HazardRisk Score
Cold Wave97.8
Winter Weather84.9
Landslide82.7
Wildfire46.9
Volcanic Activity34.5
Earthquake24.6
Avalanche17.5
Ice Storm5.6
Lightning5.5
Tornado0.9
Strong Wind0.8
Hail0.6

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

2

Most Recent

Flood

Aug 2023

Most Common Type

Flood

1 declarations

DateTypeDeclaration
Aug 23, 2023FloodFLOODING
Apr 9, 2020BiologicalCOVID-19 PANDEMIC

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$212,039

Disasters with PA

2

Total Projects

3

DisasterTypeProjectsFederal $
DR-1571Severe Storm(s)1$106,762
DR-4162Severe Storm(s)2$105,277

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

2

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

1.78

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project TypeProjectsFederal $
202.3: Elevation of Public Structures - Riverine1$0
201.3: Relocation of Public Structures - Riverine1$0

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

St. Mary's has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are cold wave, winter weather, landslide. The area has had 2 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is flood (1 declaration). FEMA has obligated $212,039 in public assistance recovery funding. 2 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.