Natural Disasters in Bonifay, FL

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

49.4

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

48.7

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

50.9

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

13.1

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

39

Public Assistance

$28.5M

Individual Assistance

$1.6M

Most Common Type

Hurricane

20 declarations

Public Assistance by Category

Total: $28.2M
DisasterTypeDatePA $IA $
Hurricane HeleneHurricaneSep 2024$283K
Tropical Storm HeleneTropical StormSep 2024
Hurricane DebbyTropical StormAug 2024
Tropical Storm DebbyTropical StormAug 2024
Hurricane NicoleHurricaneDec 2022
Hurricane IanHurricaneSep 2022
Tropical Storm IanHurricaneSep 2022
Tropical Storm FredHurricaneAug 2021
Hurricane SallyHurricaneSep 2020$1.0M
Hurricane SallyHurricaneSep 2020
Covid-19 PandemicBiologicalMar 2020$268K$179K
Covid-19BiologicalMar 2020
Hurricane Dorian HurricaneAug 2019
Hurricane MichaelHurricaneOct 2018$1.2M$490K
Hurricane MichaelHurricaneOct 2018
Hurricane IrmaHurricaneSep 2017$25K
Hurricane IrmaHurricaneSep 2017
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line …Severe StormMay 2014$687K
Severe Storms and FloodingSevere StormAug 2013$16.2M
Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, and …Severe StormApr 2009$2.1M$137K

Showing 20 of 41 disasters

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

165

Total Claims Paid

$2,849,448

Avg Claim Payout

$17,269

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

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

18

Federal Funding

$7,475,312

Properties Protected

43

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

1.34

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project TypeProjectsFederal $
403.1: Stormwater Management - Culverts7$4,747,405
205.8: Retrofitting Public Structures - Wind3$356,260
200.3: Acquisition of Public Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine2$98,620
201.3: Relocation of Public Structures - Riverine2$0
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine2$1,268,051

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

Bonifay has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are hurricane, lightning, tornado. The area has had 39 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (20 declarations). 165 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $28,456,817 in public assistance recovery funding. $1,576,369 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 18 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.