Natural Disasters in North Weeki Wachee, FL

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

88.0

Relatively Moderate

Expected Annual Loss

86.2

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

56.5

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

6.1

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Hurricane96.1Lightning93.0Tornado91.8
HazardRisk Score
Hurricane96.1
Lightning93.0
Tornado91.8
Wildfire88.0
Heat Wave76.1
Coastal Flood74.2
Strong Wind68.1
Cold Wave35.6
Landslide35.5
Earthquake30.2
Drought19.8
Hail11.7

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

20 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
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
Nov 11, 2020HurricaneHURRICANE ETA
Mar 25, 2020BiologicalCOVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020BiologicalCOVID-19
Aug 30, 2019HurricaneHURRICANE DORIAN
Oct 9, 2018HurricaneHURRICANE MICHAEL
Sep 10, 2017HurricaneHURRICANE IRMA
Sep 5, 2017HurricaneHURRICANE IRMA

Showing 20 of 40 declarations

Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

26,041

Total IA Distributed

$30,038,739

Repair/Replace

$12,061,794

Rental Assistance

$4,481,760

DisasterRegistrationsTotal IA $Avg Damage
DR-45641N/A—
DR-43391N/A—
DR-467523N/A—
DR-43412N/A—
DR-48285,438$16,446,177$11,476
DR-48346,885$3,918,469$1,230
DR-47341,276$2,714,545$7,427
DR-43378,929$2,427,092$188
DR-4486416$1,619,104—
DR-15451,254$860,216$1,040

Showing top 10 of 15 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

3,242

Total Claims Paid

$137,391,447

Avg Claim Payout

$42,379

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$21,602,372

Disasters with PA

14

Total Projects

274

DisasterTypeProjectsFederal $
DR-4834Hurricane21$7,609,757
DR-1545Hurricane81$4,800,669
DR-4337Hurricane25$3,533,414
DR-1561Hurricane41$1,124,760
DR-4280Hurricane21$1,096,718
DR-4734Hurricane14$988,559
DR-4673Hurricane4$801,501
DR-4068Severe Storm(s)22$734,886
DR-1481Severe Storm(s)16$321,773
DR-4486Biological4$321,275
DR-1539Hurricane13$135,185
DR-4828Hurricane6$99,737
DR-3561Tropical Storm1$22,705
DR-3288Severe Storm(s)5$11,432

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

1

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

3.41

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project TypeProjectsFederal $
205.8: Retrofitting Public Structures - Wind1$0

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

North Weeki Wachee has a relatively moderate overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are hurricane, lightning, tornado. The area has had 40 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (20 declarations). 3,242 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $21,602,372 in public assistance recovery funding. $30,038,739 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 1 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.