Natural Disasters in Baldwin, FL

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

97.2

Relatively High

Expected Annual Loss

97.0

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

39.9

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

62.1

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Cold Wave98.5Lightning98.5Hurricane97.7

Hazard	Risk Score
Cold Wave	98.5
Lightning	98.5
Hurricane	97.7
Heat Wave	96.8
Hail	96.2
Tornado	91.5
Coastal Flood	91.0
Earthquake	90.2
Wildfire	89.9
Strong Wind	81.8
Landslide	41.9
Drought	21.3
Ice Storm	17.0
Winter Weather	7.9

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

Oct 2024

Most Common Type

Hurricane

22 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Oct 11, 2024	Hurricane	HURRICANE MILTON
Oct 7, 2024	Hurricane	HURRICANE MILTON
Sep 28, 2024	Hurricane	HURRICANE HELENE
Aug 10, 2024	Tropical Storm	HURRICANE DEBBY
Aug 3, 2024	Tropical Storm	TROPICAL STORM DEBBY
Aug 31, 2023	Hurricane	HURRICANE IDALIA
Aug 28, 2023	Tropical Storm	TROPICAL STORM IDALIA
Dec 13, 2022	Hurricane	HURRICANE NICOLE
Nov 8, 2022	Tropical Storm	TROPICAL STORM NICOLE
Sep 29, 2022	Hurricane	HURRICANE IAN
Sep 24, 2022	Hurricane	TROPICAL STORM IAN
Jul 4, 2021	Severe Storm	TROPICAL STORM ELSA
Aug 1, 2020	Hurricane	HURRICANE ISAIAS
Mar 25, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Oct 21, 2019	Hurricane	HURRICANE DORIAN
Aug 30, 2019	Hurricane	HURRICANE DORIAN
Sep 10, 2017	Hurricane	HURRICANE IRMA
Sep 5, 2017	Hurricane	HURRICANE IRMA
Oct 8, 2016	Hurricane	HURRICANE MATTHEW

Showing 20 of 41 declarations

Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

9,089

Total IA Distributed

$5,405,188

Repair/Replace

$2,334,475

Rental Assistance

$1,190,462

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-4675	8	N/A	—
DR-4341	1	N/A	—
DR-4337	6,041	$2,393,299	$794
DR-4828	1,233	$1,106,783	$514
DR-4068	210	$577,945	$2,552
DR-1545	337	$365,754	$1,718
DR-1561	418	$335,465	$1,049
DR-4806	97	$228,136	$2,536
DR-1785	148	$162,214	$1,519
DR-4486	26	$118,438	—

Showing top 10 of 15 disasters by IA amount

Individual and household assistance for homeowners and renters affected by federally declared disasters.

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

6,060

Total Claims Paid

$214,781,496

Avg Claim Payout

$35,442

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$229,230,483

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

785

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4337	Hurricane	189	$92,101,929
DR-4283	Hurricane	92	$52,702,669
DR-4673	Hurricane	35	$16,960,458
DR-4486	Biological	16	$14,471,951
DR-4468	Hurricane	25	$10,640,553
DR-1785	Severe Storm(s)	87	$10,554,805
DR-1561	Hurricane	75	$9,161,910
DR-1545	Hurricane	93	$5,309,162
DR-4734	Hurricane	11	$4,881,581
DR-1300	Hurricane	60	$3,466,399
DR-4806	Hurricane	6	$3,100,949
DR-4680	Hurricane	12	$2,773,534
DR-4068	Severe Storm(s)	43	$1,748,879
DR-4828	Hurricane	17	$727,122
DR-1539	Hurricane	18	$337,797

Showing top 15 of 16 disasters by spending

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

108

Federal Funding

$26,289,991

Properties Protected

210

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

2.73

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine	37	$11,422,138
205.8: Retrofitting Public Structures - Wind	35	$3,234,013
202.1: Elevation of Private Structures - Riverine	7	$1,823,690
601.2: Generators - Regular	6	$2,518,891
401.1: Water and Sanitary Sewer System Protective Measures	4	$774,356

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

Baldwin has a relatively high overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are cold wave, lightning, hurricane. The area has had 41 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (22 declarations). 6,060 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $229,230,483 in public assistance recovery funding. $5,405,188 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 108 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.