Natural Disasters in Pierson, FL

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

96.2

Relatively High

Expected Annual Loss

95.5

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

56.7

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

48.3

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Lightning99.3Hurricane98.5Tornado98.3

Hazard	Risk Score
Lightning	99.3
Hurricane	98.5
Tornado	98.3
Wildfire	96.3
Strong Wind	87.8
Heat Wave	85.5
Coastal Flood	85.0
Earthquake	68.4
Cold Wave	62.1
Landslide	55.9
Hail	39.2
Drought	32.4

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
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
Aug 1, 2020	Hurricane	HURRICANE ISAIAS
Mar 25, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Oct 21, 2019	Hurricane	HURRICANE DORIAN
Aug 30, 2019	Hurricane	HURRICANE DORIAN
Sep 10, 2017	Hurricane	HURRICANE IRMA
Sep 5, 2017	Hurricane	HURRICANE IRMA
Oct 8, 2016	Hurricane	HURRICANE MATTHEW
Oct 6, 2016	Hurricane	HURRICANE MATTHEW
May 27, 2009	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, TORNADOES, AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS

Showing 20 of 44 declarations

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

12,564

Total Claims Paid

$581,784,657

Avg Claim Payout

$46,306

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$302,507,051

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

2,640

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4283	Hurricane	177	$54,276,094
DR-4673	Hurricane	253	$51,525,004
DR-4337	Hurricane	317	$46,970,302
DR-1545	Hurricane	435	$34,650,977
DR-1561	Hurricane	243	$30,047,106
DR-1539	Hurricane	481	$27,872,920
DR-4834	Hurricane	177	$25,555,340
DR-1785	Severe Storm(s)	86	$6,266,427
DR-4486	Biological	18	$5,116,846
DR-1300	Hurricane	137	$4,971,199
DR-4680	Hurricane	43	$4,313,708
DR-1679	Severe Storm(s)	62	$2,771,480
DR-1840	Severe Storm(s)	87	$2,725,443
DR-4468	Hurricane	31	$2,557,457
DR-1306	Hurricane	80	$2,526,162

Showing top 15 of 17 disasters by spending

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

117

Federal Funding

$46,849,682

Properties Protected

197

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

2.44

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
205.8: Retrofitting Public Structures - Wind	26	$1,401,040
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine	14	$6,624,951
405.1: Other Minor Flood Control	8	$9,508,432
403.2: Stormwater Management - Diversions	7	$5,984,621
103.1: Feasibility, Engineering and Design Studies	6	$129,861

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

Pierson has a relatively high overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are lightning, hurricane, tornado. The area has had 44 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (22 declarations). 12,564 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $302,507,051 in public assistance recovery funding. 117 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.