Natural Disasters in Blountstown, FL

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

44.9

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

37.4

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

73.1

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

13.9

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Hurricane89.1Lightning63.4Wildfire59.6

Hazard	Risk Score
Hurricane	89.1
Lightning	63.4
Wildfire	59.6
Strong Wind	59.5
Tornado	56.6
Drought	49.2
Heat Wave	42.3
Cold Wave	40.4
Earthquake	28.8
Coastal Flood	21.2
Landslide	12.2
Hail	7.2
Winter Weather	4.7

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

Hurricane

22 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Sep 28, 2024	Hurricane	HURRICANE HELENE
Sep 24, 2024	Tropical Storm	TROPICAL STORM 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
Sep 29, 2022	Hurricane	HURRICANE IAN
Sep 24, 2022	Hurricane	TROPICAL STORM IAN
Mar 6, 2022	Fire	CHIPOLA FIRE COMPLEX
Aug 16, 2021	Hurricane	TROPICAL STORM FRED
Sep 23, 2020	Hurricane	HURRICANE SALLY
Sep 15, 2020	Hurricane	HURRICANE SALLY
Mar 25, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Aug 30, 2019	Hurricane	HURRICANE DORIAN
Oct 11, 2018	Hurricane	HURRICANE MICHAEL
Oct 9, 2018	Hurricane	HURRICANE MICHAEL
Sep 10, 2017	Hurricane	HURRICANE IRMA
Sep 5, 2017	Hurricane	HURRICANE IRMA

Showing 20 of 43 declarations

Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

2,356

Total IA Distributed

$4,717,289

Repair/Replace

$3,048,600

Rental Assistance

$826,249

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-4675	2	N/A	—
DR-4673	1	N/A	—
DR-4399	2,197	$4,275,823	$3,729
DR-1551	113	$301,883	$5,263
DR-4486	16	$89,876	—
DR-1831	27	$49,706	$1,266

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

142

Total Claims Paid

$2,084,984

Avg Claim Payout

$14,683

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$83,512,067

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

778

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4399	Hurricane	68	$32,304,664
DR-1545	Hurricane	121	$13,557,715
DR-1344	Severe Storm(s)	169	$10,946,911
DR-4177	Severe Storm(s)	81	$9,107,494
DR-1831	Severe Storm(s)	136	$6,405,966
DR-1785	Severe Storm(s)	92	$6,336,150
DR-1595	Hurricane	56	$3,620,310
DR-1381	Severe Storm(s)	23	$633,573
DR-4564	Hurricane	12	$331,018
DR-1551	Hurricane	12	$139,493
DR-4337	Hurricane	4	$58,519
DR-4486	Biological	2	$56,341
DR-4828	Hurricane	1	$12,735
DR-1539	Hurricane	1	$1,177

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$6,476,742

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

2.92

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
402.1: Infrastructure Protective Measures (Roads and Bridges); 403.1: Stormwater Management - Culverts	7	$646,902
103.1: Feasibility, Engineering and Design Studies; 403.1: Stormwater Management - Culverts	5	$695,484
205.8: Retrofitting Public Structures - Wind	4	$202,474
402.1: Infrastructure Protective Measures (Roads and Bridges)	4	$2,482,796
103.1: Feasibility, Engineering and Design Studies; 403.2: Stormwater Management - Diversions	3	$1,992,210

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

Blountstown has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are hurricane, lightning, wildfire. The area has had 43 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (22 declarations). 142 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $83,512,067 in public assistance recovery funding. $4,717,289 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 29 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.