Natural Disasters in Bradenton, FL

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

97.6

Relatively High

Expected Annual Loss

96.7

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

54.8

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

22.8

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Hurricane99.3Lightning98.8Coastal Flood98.0

Hazard	Risk Score
Hurricane	99.3
Lightning	98.8
Coastal Flood	98.0
Tornado	98.0
Wildfire	90.5
Heat Wave	88.9
Drought	80.2
Cold Wave	77.4
Strong Wind	75.2
Hail	49.1
Landslide	36.7
Earthquake	34.8

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

23 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Oct 11, 2024	Hurricane	HURRICANE MILTON
Oct 7, 2024	Hurricane	HURRICANE MILTON
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
Nov 8, 2022	Tropical Storm	TROPICAL STORM NICOLE
Sep 29, 2022	Hurricane	HURRICANE IAN
Sep 24, 2022	Hurricane	TROPICAL STORM IAN
Aug 16, 2021	Hurricane	TROPICAL STORM FRED
Jul 4, 2021	Severe Storm	TROPICAL STORM ELSA
Nov 11, 2020	Hurricane	HURRICANE ETA
Mar 25, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Aug 30, 2019	Hurricane	HURRICANE DORIAN
Oct 9, 2018	Hurricane	HURRICANE MICHAEL
Sep 10, 2017	Hurricane	HURRICANE IRMA

Showing 20 of 50 declarations

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

11,377

Total Claims Paid

$634,972,914

Avg Claim Payout

$55,812

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$124,732,041

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

1,041

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4834	Hurricane	125	$43,249,328
DR-4673	Hurricane	165	$23,987,517
DR-4337	Hurricane	111	$22,234,924
DR-4828	Hurricane	94	$11,701,062
DR-4734	Hurricane	34	$5,405,480
DR-1561	Hurricane	93	$5,207,066
DR-1393	Coastal Storm	105	$3,300,789
DR-4280	Hurricane	23	$2,435,919
DR-4806	Hurricane	28	$2,094,062
DR-1545	Hurricane	81	$1,663,243
DR-4486	Biological	21	$1,052,379
DR-4068	Severe Storm(s)	19	$786,899
DR-1539	Hurricane	72	$696,565
DR-1481	Severe Storm(s)	46	$690,895
DR-1785	Severe Storm(s)	19	$161,014

Showing top 15 of 19 disasters by spending

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$5,994,580

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

2.35

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
205.8: Retrofitting Public Structures - Wind	31	$472,826
202.1: Elevation of Private Structures - Riverine	10	$1,357,087
202.2: Elevation of Private Structures - Coastal	9	$1,199,078
403.4: Stormwater Management - Detention/Retention Basins	3	$390,540
207.2: Mitigation Reconstruction	3	$0

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

Bradenton has a relatively high overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are hurricane, lightning, coastal flood. The area has had 50 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (23 declarations). 11,377 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $124,732,041 in public assistance recovery funding. 65 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.