Natural Disasters in Branford, FL

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

71.3

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

67.0

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

60.1

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

5.2

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Hurricane93.4Lightning82.5Wildfire81.9

Hazard	Risk Score
Hurricane	93.4
Lightning	82.5
Wildfire	81.9
Cold Wave	61.5
Heat Wave	58.3
Tornado	51.7
Earthquake	45.2
Drought	35.4
Strong Wind	20.7
Landslide	17.2
Winter Weather	9.5
Hail	5.7

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

Oct 2024

Most Common Type

Hurricane

19 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
Jun 17, 2024	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND TORNADOES
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
Jul 4, 2021	Severe Storm	TROPICAL STORM ELSA
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 39 declarations

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

362

Total Claims Paid

$8,274,677

Avg Claim Payout

$22,858

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$23,278,227

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

443

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4734	Hurricane	66	$8,215,686
DR-4068	Severe Storm(s)	108	$3,319,756
DR-4828	Hurricane	45	$2,800,559
DR-4337	Hurricane	37	$2,769,131
DR-4806	Hurricane	24	$2,637,258
DR-1545	Hurricane	62	$1,228,773
DR-4280	Hurricane	9	$837,046
DR-1561	Hurricane	38	$469,241
DR-4794	Severe Storm(s)	10	$432,956
DR-1785	Severe Storm(s)	19	$235,770
DR-1831	Severe Storm(s)	14	$156,901
DR-4834	Hurricane	4	$117,511
DR-4399	Hurricane	3	$31,713
DR-3288	Severe Storm(s)	2	$20,321
DR-3561	Tropical Storm	1	$3,662

Showing top 15 of 16 disasters by spending

Branford 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 39 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (19 declarations). 362 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $23,278,227 in public assistance recovery funding.