Natural Disasters in East Williston, FL

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

66.1

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

51.2

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

93.4

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

9.2

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Hurricane91.6Lightning90.6Wildfire87.3

Hazard	Risk Score
Hurricane	91.6
Lightning	90.6
Wildfire	87.3
Coastal Flood	72.6
Cold Wave	69.1
Tornado	58.7
Heat Wave	53.1
Drought	40.3
Strong Wind	35.3
Earthquake	33.8
Landslide	16.0
Hail	5.7
Winter Weather	4.0

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

21 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 43 declarations

Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

8,793

Total IA Distributed

$7,674,118

Repair/Replace

$3,167,914

Rental Assistance

$1,526,935

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-4675	3	N/A	—
DR-4673	2	N/A	—
DR-4341	1	N/A	—
DR-4337	4,270	$2,020,615	$429
DR-1545	1,294	$1,544,299	$1,628
DR-4828	892	$1,287,361	$1,012
DR-1561	902	$1,276,474	$1,765
DR-4834	567	$886,399	$1,485
DR-4806	420	$352,227	$721
DR-4734	314	$151,365	$841

Showing top 10 of 16 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

1,314

Total Claims Paid

$54,908,417

Avg Claim Payout

$41,787

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$34,800,503

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

313

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4734	Hurricane	37	$13,095,321
DR-1545	Hurricane	85	$5,230,218
DR-4828	Hurricane	28	$4,730,996
DR-4806	Hurricane	13	$4,020,779
DR-4337	Hurricane	26	$2,614,771
DR-4280	Hurricane	34	$1,561,824
DR-4834	Hurricane	8	$1,493,388
DR-4673	Hurricane	6	$764,413
DR-1561	Hurricane	25	$455,831
DR-1481	Severe Storm(s)	8	$377,148
DR-3288	Severe Storm(s)	2	$117,389
DR-4068	Severe Storm(s)	14	$102,485
DR-4486	Biological	4	$99,338
DR-1539	Hurricane	6	$65,450
DR-1595	Hurricane	14	$42,616

Showing top 15 of 17 disasters by spending

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$647,887

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

1.56

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
205.8: Retrofitting Public Structures - Wind	6	$199,284
405.1: Other Minor Flood Control	3	$0
200.2: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Coastal	1	$181,285
202.2: Elevation of Private Structures - Coastal	1	$2,000
207.2: Mitigation Reconstruction	1	$7,318

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

East Williston 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 43 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (21 declarations). 1,314 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $34,800,503 in public assistance recovery funding. $7,674,118 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 13 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.