Natural Disasters in Coral Springs, FL

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

99.5

Relatively High

Expected Annual Loss

99.4

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

55.4

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

44.2

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Lightning100.0Hurricane99.8Heat Wave98.8

Hazard	Risk Score
Lightning	100.0
Hurricane	99.8
Heat Wave	98.8
Wildfire	97.0
Coastal Flood	97.0
Tornado	96.3
Cold Wave	95.2
Strong Wind	80.2
Landslide	67.0
Earthquake	40.9
Drought	34.7
Hail	34.2

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

25 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Oct 11, 2024	Hurricane	HURRICANE MILTON
Oct 7, 2024	Hurricane	HURRICANE MILTON
Apr 27, 2023	Flood	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
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 1, 2020	Hurricane	HURRICANE ISAIAS
Mar 25, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Oct 21, 2019	Hurricane	HURRICANE DORIAN
Aug 30, 2019	Hurricane	HURRICANE DORIAN
Sep 10, 2017	Hurricane	HURRICANE IRMA
Sep 5, 2017	Hurricane	HURRICANE IRMA
Oct 8, 2016	Hurricane	HURRICANE MATTHEW
Oct 6, 2016	Hurricane	HURRICANE MATTHEW
Aug 21, 2008	Severe Storm	TROPICAL STORM FAY
Oct 24, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE WILMA
Sep 20, 2005	Hurricane	TROPICAL STORM RITA
Sep 5, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION

Showing 20 of 43 declarations

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

35,020

Total Claims Paid

$457,633,919

Avg Claim Payout

$13,068

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$892,878,191

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

3,760

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-1609	Hurricane	1,786	$438,643,792
DR-4337	Hurricane	640	$183,001,020
DR-4486	Biological	106	$138,034,201
DR-4709	Severe Storm(s)	94	$48,341,610
DR-1545	Hurricane	289	$32,706,667
DR-1602	Hurricane	263	$24,973,193
DR-4468	Hurricane	64	$6,600,603
DR-4283	Hurricane	47	$5,088,434
DR-1306	Hurricane	173	$4,392,396
DR-1561	Hurricane	86	$3,684,050
DR-1345	Severe Storm(s)	45	$2,018,455
DR-4673	Hurricane	28	$1,494,847
DR-4834	Hurricane	25	$1,387,837
DR-3143	Hurricane	41	$1,030,285
DR-3288	Severe Storm(s)	47	$942,825

Showing top 15 of 17 disasters by spending

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

124

Federal Funding

$80,557,273

Properties Protected

137

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

44.65

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
205.8: Retrofitting Public Structures - Wind	63	$24,093,774
205.7: Retrofitting Private Structures - Wind	11	$3,733,001
601.2: Generators - Regular	6	$916,151
205.8: Retrofitting Public Structures - Wind; 601.2: Generators - Regular	5	$3,353,992
403.2: Stormwater Management - Diversions	5	$11,788,101

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

Coral Springs has a relatively high overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are lightning, hurricane, heat wave. The area has had 43 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (25 declarations). 35,020 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $892,878,191 in public assistance recovery funding. 124 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.