Natural Disasters in Crescent City, FL

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

79.7

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

71.9

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

79.7

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

13.2

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Hurricane93.5Wildfire90.5Lightning83.1

Hazard	Risk Score
Hurricane	93.5
Wildfire	90.5
Lightning	83.1
Tornado	78.5
Strong Wind	66.3
Heat Wave	66.3
Coastal Flood	60.4
Earthquake	49.1
Drought	36.5
Cold Wave	28.4
Landslide	28.2
Hail	14.2

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

19 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Oct 11, 2024	Hurricane	HURRICANE MILTON
Oct 7, 2024	Hurricane	HURRICANE MILTON
Sep 28, 2024	Hurricane	HURRICANE 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
Jul 4, 2021	Severe Storm	TROPICAL STORM ELSA
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

Showing 20 of 40 declarations

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

621

Total Claims Paid

$10,794,535

Avg Claim Payout

$17,383

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$23,811,678

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

465

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4337	Hurricane	91	$11,335,270
DR-1561	Hurricane	54	$3,454,436
DR-4283	Hurricane	25	$1,854,129
DR-1545	Hurricane	74	$1,704,819
DR-4068	Severe Storm(s)	34	$1,563,520
DR-4673	Hurricane	20	$758,354
DR-1393	Coastal Storm	21	$690,073
DR-1840	Severe Storm(s)	28	$676,282
DR-1785	Severe Storm(s)	77	$523,690
DR-4834	Hurricane	12	$421,407
DR-1609	Hurricane	1	$237,402
DR-4828	Hurricane	4	$209,227
DR-1539	Hurricane	13	$138,429
DR-4468	Hurricane	5	$115,783
DR-4734	Hurricane	2	$66,950

Showing top 15 of 17 disasters by spending

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$5,138,958

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

2.35

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
205.8: Retrofitting Public Structures - Wind	13	$844,110
403.1: Stormwater Management - Culverts	6	$976,789
601.2: Generators - Regular	4	$394,216
403.2: Stormwater Management - Diversions	4	$751,060
103.1: Feasibility, Engineering and Design Studies	2	$0

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

Crescent City has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are hurricane, wildfire, lightning. The area has had 40 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (19 declarations). 621 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $23,811,678 in public assistance recovery funding. 33 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.