Natural Disasters in Gainesville, FL

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

90.3

Relatively Moderate

Expected Annual Loss

89.8

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

34.8

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

81.0

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Lightning97.7Hurricane96.7Wildfire95.2

Hazard	Risk Score
Lightning	97.7
Hurricane	96.7
Wildfire	95.2
Tornado	90.3
Heat Wave	86.3
Strong Wind	80.9
Earthquake	65.6
Cold Wave	58.3
Drought	41.3
Landslide	35.1
Hail	17.9
Winter Weather	12.5

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

17 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 35 declarations

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

307

Total Claims Paid

$8,784,756

Avg Claim Payout

$28,615

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$49,641,355

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

395

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4337	Hurricane	81	$16,109,363
DR-1561	Hurricane	79	$10,875,332
DR-4828	Hurricane	25	$8,117,113
DR-1545	Hurricane	100	$7,072,466
DR-1785	Severe Storm(s)	38	$1,499,821
DR-4734	Hurricane	13	$1,236,539
DR-4673	Hurricane	8	$1,163,595
DR-4280	Hurricane	10	$1,012,825
DR-4283	Hurricane	3	$731,613
DR-4486	Biological	6	$620,276
DR-4806	Hurricane	11	$423,143
DR-4834	Hurricane	7	$385,387
DR-4680	Hurricane	4	$302,974
DR-1539	Hurricane	10	$90,909

Gainesville has a relatively moderate overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are lightning, hurricane, wildfire. The area has had 35 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (17 declarations). 307 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $49,641,355 in public assistance recovery funding.