Natural Disasters in Grove City, FL

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

95.2

Relatively High

Expected Annual Loss

93.2

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

77.0

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

12.2

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Hurricane99.0Lightning98.2Wildfire92.5

Hazard	Risk Score
Hurricane	99.0
Lightning	98.2
Wildfire	92.5
Coastal Flood	90.4
Heat Wave	75.1
Strong Wind	74.6
Tornado	62.6
Cold Wave	51.6
Drought	42.4
Earthquake	30.3
Landslide	29.2
Hail	12.3

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
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
Mar 25, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Aug 30, 2019	Hurricane	HURRICANE DORIAN
Sep 10, 2017	Hurricane	HURRICANE IRMA
Sep 5, 2017	Hurricane	HURRICANE IRMA
Jul 3, 2012	Severe Storm	TROPICAL STORM DEBBY
Aug 24, 2008	Severe Storm	TROPICAL STORM FAY

Showing 20 of 42 declarations

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

11,684

Total Claims Paid

$469,557,667

Avg Claim Payout

$40,188

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$325,020,377

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

1,026

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4673	Hurricane	159	$139,104,224
DR-1539	Hurricane	612	$111,065,304
DR-4337	Hurricane	47	$43,767,477
DR-4834	Hurricane	37	$11,184,480
DR-1481	Severe Storm(s)	22	$4,823,376
DR-4734	Hurricane	13	$4,400,445
DR-1785	Severe Storm(s)	20	$2,710,171
DR-1609	Hurricane	31	$2,653,553
DR-4068	Severe Storm(s)	9	$2,399,270
DR-4806	Hurricane	2	$1,108,883
DR-1393	Coastal Storm	44	$1,098,017
DR-1545	Hurricane	8	$303,222
DR-4828	Hurricane	6	$200,377
DR-4486	Biological	3	$131,661
DR-3150	Hurricane	4	$31,963

Showing top 15 of 17 disasters by spending

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$7,678,150

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

4.87

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
205.8: Retrofitting Public Structures - Wind	28	$1,494,376
106.1: Other Non Construction (Regular Project Only); 205.8: Retrofitting Public Structures - Wind	20	$5,915,813
202.2: Elevation of Private Structures - Coastal	2	$137,838
207.2: Mitigation Reconstruction	2	$0
601.2: Generators - Regular	1	$0

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

Grove City has a relatively high overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are hurricane, lightning, wildfire. The area has had 42 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (19 declarations). 11,684 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $325,020,377 in public assistance recovery funding. 55 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.