Natural Disasters in Cleveland, FL

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

95.2

Relatively High

Expected Annual Loss

93.2

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

77.0

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

12.2

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Hurricane99.0Lightning98.2Wildfire92.5
HazardRisk Score
Hurricane99.0
Lightning98.2
Wildfire92.5
Coastal Flood90.4
Heat Wave75.1
Strong Wind74.6
Tornado62.6
Cold Wave51.6
Drought42.4
Earthquake30.3
Landslide29.2
Hail12.3

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

42

Most Recent

Hurricane

Oct 2024

Most Common Type

Hurricane

19 declarations

DateTypeDeclaration
Oct 11, 2024HurricaneHURRICANE MILTON
Oct 7, 2024HurricaneHURRICANE MILTON
Sep 28, 2024HurricaneHURRICANE HELENE
Sep 24, 2024Tropical StormTROPICAL STORM HELENE
Aug 10, 2024Tropical StormHURRICANE DEBBY
Aug 3, 2024Tropical StormTROPICAL STORM DEBBY
Aug 31, 2023HurricaneHURRICANE IDALIA
Aug 28, 2023Tropical StormTROPICAL STORM IDALIA
Dec 13, 2022HurricaneHURRICANE NICOLE
Nov 8, 2022Tropical StormTROPICAL STORM NICOLE
Sep 29, 2022HurricaneHURRICANE IAN
Sep 24, 2022HurricaneTROPICAL STORM IAN
Jul 4, 2021Severe StormTROPICAL STORM ELSA
Mar 25, 2020BiologicalCOVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020BiologicalCOVID-19
Aug 30, 2019HurricaneHURRICANE DORIAN
Sep 10, 2017HurricaneHURRICANE IRMA
Sep 5, 2017HurricaneHURRICANE IRMA
Jul 3, 2012Severe StormTROPICAL STORM DEBBY
Aug 24, 2008Severe StormTROPICAL STORM FAY

Showing 20 of 42 declarations

Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

80,694

Total IA Distributed

$106,834,286

Repair/Replace

$37,995,796

Rental Assistance

$16,914,124

DisasterRegistrationsTotal IA $Avg Damage
DR-16093N/A$622
DR-15271N/A—
DR-4675131N/A—
DR-45642N/A—
DR-43321N/A—
DR-467329,859$42,803,904$5,775
DR-153933,650$34,743,363$3,422
DR-48284,586$20,237,285$10,380
DR-43379,049$3,531,377$1,650
DR-1545976$1,997,760$5,664

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

11,684

Total Claims Paid

$469,557,667

Avg Claim Payout

$40,188

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$325,020,377

Disasters with PA

17

Total Projects

1,026

DisasterTypeProjectsFederal $
DR-4673Hurricane159$139,104,224
DR-1539Hurricane612$111,065,304
DR-4337Hurricane47$43,767,477
DR-4834Hurricane37$11,184,480
DR-1481Severe Storm(s)22$4,823,376
DR-4734Hurricane13$4,400,445
DR-1785Severe Storm(s)20$2,710,171
DR-1609Hurricane31$2,653,553
DR-4068Severe Storm(s)9$2,399,270
DR-4806Hurricane2$1,108,883
DR-1393Coastal Storm44$1,098,017
DR-1545Hurricane8$303,222
DR-4828Hurricane6$200,377
DR-4486Biological3$131,661
DR-3150Hurricane4$31,963

Showing top 15 of 17 disasters by spending

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

55

Federal Funding

$7,678,150

Properties Protected

88

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

4.87

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project TypeProjectsFederal $
205.8: Retrofitting Public Structures - Wind28$1,494,376
106.1: Other Non Construction (Regular Project Only); 205.8: Retrofitting Public Structures - Wind20$5,915,813
202.2: Elevation of Private Structures - Coastal2$137,838
207.2: Mitigation Reconstruction2$0
601.2: Generators - Regular1$0

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

Cleveland has a relatively high overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are hurricane, lightning, wildfire. The area has had 42 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (19 declarations). 11,684 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $325,020,377 in public assistance recovery funding. $106,834,286 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 55 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.