Natural Disasters in Eglin AFB, FL

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

92.5

Relatively Moderate

Expected Annual Loss

93.3

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

26.7

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

41.6

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Lightning99.1Hurricane98.1Tornado94.2

Hazard	Risk Score
Lightning	99.1
Hurricane	98.1
Tornado	94.2
Heat Wave	88.8
Wildfire	75.7
Strong Wind	73.2
Cold Wave	72.7
Coastal Flood	62.6
Earthquake	62.3
Winter Weather	46.9
Landslide	45.2
Ice Storm	36.6
Hail	28.9
Drought	20.9

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

Sep 2024

Most Common Type

Hurricane

24 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
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
Sep 29, 2022	Hurricane	HURRICANE IAN
Sep 24, 2022	Hurricane	TROPICAL STORM IAN
Aug 16, 2021	Hurricane	TROPICAL STORM FRED
Sep 23, 2020	Hurricane	HURRICANE SALLY
Sep 15, 2020	Hurricane	HURRICANE SALLY
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
May 6, 2014	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING
Oct 18, 2012	Hurricane	HURRICANE ISAAC
Apr 21, 2009	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, TORNADOES, AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS
Oct 27, 2008	Hurricane	HURRICANE GUSTAV

Showing 20 of 41 declarations

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

8,220

Total Claims Paid

$282,852,167

Avg Claim Payout

$34,410

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$63,069,594

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

797

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-1551	Hurricane	445	$36,252,082
DR-4564	Hurricane	49	$11,854,560
DR-1595	Hurricane	103	$6,686,481
DR-4177	Severe Storm(s)	79	$4,846,178
DR-1831	Severe Storm(s)	69	$1,446,340
DR-4399	Hurricane	26	$938,903
DR-1602	Hurricane	10	$471,726
DR-4084	Hurricane	4	$387,084
DR-4486	Biological	2	$73,671
DR-1806	Hurricane	1	$67,491
DR-4337	Hurricane	1	$23,245
DR-1344	Severe Storm(s)	7	$14,214
DR-4138	Severe Storm(s)	1	$7,619

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$10,414,758

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

1.68

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
403.1: Stormwater Management - Culverts	14	$2,068,026
205.8: Retrofitting Public Structures - Wind	8	$281,700
401.1: Water and Sanitary Sewer System Protective Measures	5	$87,534
402.1: Infrastructure Protective Measures (Roads and Bridges)	4	$3,065,779
202.2: Elevation of Private Structures - Coastal	3	$192,124

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

Eglin AFB has a relatively moderate overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are lightning, hurricane, tornado. The area has had 41 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (24 declarations). 8,220 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $63,069,594 in public assistance recovery funding. 52 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.