Natural Disasters in Sand City, CA

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

98.7

Relatively High

Expected Annual Loss

98.7

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

54.8

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

24.7

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

33

Public Assistance

$80.1M

Individual Assistance

$2.1M

Most Common Type

Severe Storm

8 declarations

DisasterTypeDatePA $IA $
Severe Winter Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides →Severe StormApr 2024$939K—
Severe Winter Storms, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides →Severe StormApr 2023$12.8M$1.5M
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides →FloodMar 2023——
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides →FloodJan 2023$12.3M$141K
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides →FloodJan 2023——
Wildfires →FireAug 2020$2.1M$82K
Carmel Fire →FireAug 2020——
River Fire →FireAug 2020——
Covid-19 Pandemic →BiologicalMar 2020$28.9M$377K
Covid-19 →BiologicalMar 2020——
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides →Severe StormMay 2019$77K—
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides →FloodApr 2017$8.2M—
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides →Severe StormFeb 2017$11.3M—
Soberanes Fire →FireJul 2016——
Tsunami Waves →TsunamiApr 2011$3.1M—
Basin Fire Complex →FireJul 2008——
Wildfires →FireJun 2008$415K—
Severe Freeze →FreezingMar 2007——
Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides →Severe Storm(s)Feb 2006$5K—
Hurricane Katrina Evacuation →HurricaneSep 2005——

Showing 20 of 35 disasters

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

1,492

Total Claims Paid

$42,196,084

Avg Claim Payout

$28,282

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

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

16

Federal Funding

$5,479,268

Properties Protected

12

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.88

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project TypeProjectsFederal $
601.1: Generators4$154,699
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan2$84,742
904.1: Advanced Assistance1$0
405.1: Other Minor Flood Control1$115,914
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine1$1,214,531

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

Sand City has a relatively high overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are drought, landslide, earthquake. The area has had 33 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (8 declarations). 1,492 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $80,127,214 in public assistance recovery funding. $2,057,662 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 16 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.