Natural Disasters in Interlachen, FL

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

79.7

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

71.9

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

79.7

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

13.2

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Hurricane93.5Wildfire90.5Lightning83.1
HazardRisk Score
Hurricane93.5
Wildfire90.5
Lightning83.1
Tornado78.5
Strong Wind66.3
Heat Wave66.3
Coastal Flood60.4
Earthquake49.1
Drought36.5
Cold Wave28.4
Landslide28.2
Hail14.2

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

40

Most Recent

Hurricane

Oct 2024

Most Common Type

Hurricane

19 declarations

DateTypeDeclaration
Oct 11, 2024HurricaneHURRICANE MILTON
Oct 7, 2024HurricaneHURRICANE MILTON
Sep 28, 2024HurricaneHURRICANE HELENE
Aug 10, 2024Tropical StormHURRICANE DEBBY
Aug 3, 2024Tropical StormTROPICAL STORM DEBBY
Aug 31, 2023HurricaneHURRICANE IDALIA
Aug 28, 2023Tropical StormTROPICAL STORM IDALIA
Dec 13, 2022HurricaneHURRICANE NICOLE
Nov 8, 2022Tropical StormTROPICAL STORM NICOLE
Sep 29, 2022HurricaneHURRICANE IAN
Sep 24, 2022HurricaneTROPICAL STORM IAN
Jul 4, 2021Severe StormTROPICAL STORM ELSA
Aug 1, 2020HurricaneHURRICANE ISAIAS
Mar 25, 2020BiologicalCOVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020BiologicalCOVID-19
Oct 21, 2019HurricaneHURRICANE DORIAN
Aug 30, 2019HurricaneHURRICANE DORIAN
Sep 10, 2017HurricaneHURRICANE IRMA
Sep 5, 2017HurricaneHURRICANE IRMA
Oct 8, 2016HurricaneHURRICANE MATTHEW

Showing 20 of 40 declarations

Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

6,621

Total IA Distributed

$5,692,682

Repair/Replace

$2,618,787

Rental Assistance

$870,711

DisasterRegistrationsTotal IA $Avg Damage
DR-16092N/A$340
DR-48064N/A—
DR-467521N/A—
DR-43411N/A—
DR-15513N/A—
DR-17853N/A—
DR-15451,421$1,855,337$2,979
DR-43373,089$1,666,584$557
DR-1561946$1,171,887$2,297
DR-4828288$487,753$1,499

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

621

Total Claims Paid

$10,794,535

Avg Claim Payout

$17,383

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$23,811,678

Disasters with PA

17

Total Projects

465

DisasterTypeProjectsFederal $
DR-4337Hurricane91$11,335,270
DR-1561Hurricane54$3,454,436
DR-4283Hurricane25$1,854,129
DR-1545Hurricane74$1,704,819
DR-4068Severe Storm(s)34$1,563,520
DR-4673Hurricane20$758,354
DR-1393Coastal Storm21$690,073
DR-1840Severe Storm(s)28$676,282
DR-1785Severe Storm(s)77$523,690
DR-4834Hurricane12$421,407
DR-1609Hurricane1$237,402
DR-4828Hurricane4$209,227
DR-1539Hurricane13$138,429
DR-4468Hurricane5$115,783
DR-4734Hurricane2$66,950

Showing top 15 of 17 disasters by spending

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

33

Federal Funding

$5,138,958

Properties Protected

16

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

2.35

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project TypeProjectsFederal $
205.8: Retrofitting Public Structures - Wind13$844,110
403.1: Stormwater Management - Culverts6$976,789
601.2: Generators - Regular4$394,216
403.2: Stormwater Management - Diversions4$751,060
103.1: Feasibility, Engineering and Design Studies2$0

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

Interlachen has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are hurricane, wildfire, lightning. The area has had 40 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (19 declarations). 621 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $23,811,678 in public assistance recovery funding. $5,692,682 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 33 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.