Natural Disasters in Elfers, FL

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

96.0

Relatively High

Expected Annual Loss

95.7

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

39.7

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

10.4

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

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Hazard	Risk Score
Tornado	98.4
Hurricane	98.1
Lightning	97.1
Wildfire	95.4
Coastal Flood	90.8
Heat Wave	90.1
Strong Wind	75.7
Cold Wave	61.9
Earthquake	45.2
Landslide	44.8
Hail	30.1
Drought	19.1

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
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
Sep 5, 2017	Hurricane	HURRICANE IRMA

Showing 20 of 44 declarations

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

14,527

Total Claims Paid

$690,271,480

Avg Claim Payout

$47,516

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$84,164,277

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

468

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4834	Hurricane	54	$36,083,487
DR-4337	Hurricane	44	$15,693,674
DR-4828	Hurricane	31	$7,762,998
DR-1545	Hurricane	93	$6,458,030
DR-4673	Hurricane	10	$3,733,265
DR-1561	Hurricane	74	$3,138,628
DR-4486	Biological	8	$2,973,129
DR-4734	Hurricane	17	$2,773,390
DR-4068	Severe Storm(s)	62	$2,025,411
DR-1481	Severe Storm(s)	19	$1,670,097
DR-4280	Hurricane	23	$1,257,488
DR-1539	Hurricane	18	$342,309
DR-4806	Hurricane	7	$181,891
DR-3288	Severe Storm(s)	3	$33,613
DR-4680	Hurricane	1	$26,658

Showing top 15 of 17 disasters by spending

Elfers has a relatively high overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are tornado, hurricane, lightning. The area has had 44 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (21 declarations). 14,527 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $84,164,277 in public assistance recovery funding.