Natural Disasters in Madison, FL

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

47.4

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

37.9

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

80.0

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

22.7

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Hurricane90.6Lightning63.7Wildfire63.5
HazardRisk Score
Hurricane90.6
Lightning63.7
Wildfire63.5
Cold Wave48.0
Heat Wave44.8
Tornado38.2
Drought36.4
Earthquake32.5
Strong Wind20.3
Hail16.9
Landslide16.2
Winter Weather10.3

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

33

Most Recent

Hurricane

Oct 2024

Most Common Type

Hurricane

17 declarations

DateTypeDeclaration
Oct 11, 2024HurricaneHURRICANE MILTON
Oct 7, 2024HurricaneHURRICANE MILTON
Sep 28, 2024HurricaneHURRICANE HELENE
Sep 24, 2024Tropical StormTROPICAL STORM HELENE
Aug 10, 2024Tropical StormHURRICANE DEBBY
Aug 3, 2024Tropical StormTROPICAL STORM DEBBY
Jun 17, 2024Severe StormSEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND TORNADOES
Aug 31, 2023HurricaneHURRICANE IDALIA
Aug 28, 2023Tropical StormTROPICAL STORM IDALIA
Dec 13, 2022HurricaneHURRICANE NICOLE
Sep 29, 2022HurricaneHURRICANE IAN
Sep 24, 2022HurricaneTROPICAL STORM IAN
Jul 4, 2021Severe StormTROPICAL STORM ELSA
Mar 25, 2020BiologicalCOVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020BiologicalCOVID-19
Aug 30, 2019HurricaneHURRICANE DORIAN
Oct 11, 2018HurricaneHURRICANE MICHAEL
Oct 9, 2018HurricaneHURRICANE MICHAEL
Sep 10, 2017HurricaneHURRICANE IRMA
Sep 5, 2017HurricaneHURRICANE IRMA

Showing 20 of 33 declarations

Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

9,975

Total IA Distributed

$17,291,375

Repair/Replace

$7,712,099

Rental Assistance

$1,630,243

DisasterRegistrationsTotal IA $Avg Damage
DR-16091N/A—
DR-46731N/A—
DR-43411N/A—
DR-43371N/A—
DR-42801N/A—
DR-40681N/A—
DR-15511N/A—
DR-46754N/A—
DR-48342N/A—
DR-48283,498$8,142,140$8,879

Showing top 10 of 18 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

84

Total Claims Paid

$1,501,553

Avg Claim Payout

$17,876

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$28,953,690

Disasters with PA

16

Total Projects

211

DisasterTypeProjectsFederal $
DR-4734Hurricane52$10,630,268
DR-4806Hurricane20$10,498,323
DR-4828Hurricane38$2,765,175
DR-4337Hurricane17$1,308,889
DR-4280Hurricane9$1,092,604
DR-4794Severe Storm(s)4$752,580
DR-4399Hurricane9$466,815
DR-1545Hurricane12$393,962
DR-1561Hurricane12$345,120
DR-1831Severe Storm(s)16$315,170
DR-4068Severe Storm(s)9$158,940
DR-1785Severe Storm(s)7$131,205
DR-3288Severe Storm(s)2$50,953
DR-1595Hurricane2$28,100
DR-1551Hurricane1$9,980

Showing top 15 of 16 disasters by spending

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

4

Federal Funding

$1,176,508

Properties Protected

4

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

1.28

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project TypeProjectsFederal $
205.8: Retrofitting Public Structures - Wind4$1,176,508

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

Madison has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are hurricane, lightning, wildfire. The area has had 33 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (17 declarations). 84 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $28,953,690 in public assistance recovery funding. $17,291,375 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 4 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.