Natural Disasters in Perry, FL

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

65.4

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

53.4

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

89.4

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

26.7

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Hurricane92.7Wildfire81.4Coastal Flood76.6

Hazard	Risk Score
Hurricane	92.7
Wildfire	81.4
Coastal Flood	76.6
Lightning	75.0
Cold Wave	57.7
Heat Wave	53.1
Strong Wind	38.6
Tornado	37.2
Earthquake	37.1
Drought	15.8
Landslide	13.0
Winter Weather	11.4
Hail	2.2

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

Most Recent

Hurricane

Oct 2024

Most Common Type

Hurricane

22 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
Jun 17, 2024	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND TORNADOES
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
Aug 16, 2021	Hurricane	TROPICAL STORM FRED
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
Oct 11, 2018	Hurricane	HURRICANE MICHAEL
Oct 9, 2018	Hurricane	HURRICANE MICHAEL

Showing 20 of 40 declarations

Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

12,039

Total IA Distributed

$24,849,724

Repair/Replace

$12,398,170

Rental Assistance

$2,130,690

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-4834	5	N/A	—
DR-4675	4	N/A	—
DR-4828	4,181	$13,534,620	$7,517
DR-4734	5,420	$7,504,073	$45,995
DR-4806	1,700	$2,955,822	$910
DR-4280	181	$264,147	$1,623
DR-1561	126	$181,962	$1,932
DR-1595	96	$127,934	$1,827
DR-4486	18	$98,543	—
DR-1551	50	$64,549	$2,327

Showing top 10 of 14 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

693

Total Claims Paid

$37,347,947

Avg Claim Payout

$53,893

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$14,585,583

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

205

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4734	Hurricane	89	$8,785,166
DR-4828	Hurricane	40	$2,546,314
DR-4280	Hurricane	25	$2,254,942
DR-4337	Hurricane	13	$356,378
DR-4399	Hurricane	7	$175,787
DR-4068	Severe Storm(s)	1	$156,253
DR-1545	Hurricane	8	$97,988
DR-1595	Hurricane	4	$80,372
DR-1785	Severe Storm(s)	12	$38,927
DR-1481	Severe Storm(s)	1	$33,365
DR-1561	Hurricane	2	$29,507
DR-4806	Hurricane	1	$25,556
DR-4486	Biological	1	$3,951
DR-1539	Hurricane	1	$1,077

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$923,352

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

1.41

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
205.8: Retrofitting Public Structures - Wind	4	$359,844
301.1: Shoreline Stabilization (Riprap, etc.)	2	$54,000
601.1: Generators	2	$145,089
601.2: Generators - Regular	2	$258,383
202.2: Elevation of Private Structures - Coastal	1	$106,036

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

Perry has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are hurricane, wildfire, coastal flood. The area has had 40 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (22 declarations). 693 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $14,585,583 in public assistance recovery funding. $24,849,724 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 11 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.