Natural Disasters in South Venice, FL

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

98.2

Relatively High

Expected Annual Loss

97.2

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

67.0

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

9.2

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Lightning99.6Hurricane99.5Coastal Flood93.6

Hazard	Risk Score
Lightning	99.6
Hurricane	99.5
Coastal Flood	93.6
Wildfire	93.3
Tornado	92.5
Heat Wave	89.8
Strong Wind	87.4
Landslide	43.4
Drought	37.3
Earthquake	34.7
Cold Wave	31.3
Hail	21.0

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

21 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
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
Jul 4, 2021	Severe Storm	TROPICAL STORM ELSA
Nov 11, 2020	Hurricane	HURRICANE ETA
Mar 25, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Aug 30, 2019	Hurricane	HURRICANE DORIAN
Sep 10, 2017	Hurricane	HURRICANE IRMA
Sep 5, 2017	Hurricane	HURRICANE IRMA
Sep 28, 2016	Hurricane	HURRICANE HERMINE

Showing 20 of 48 declarations

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

14,403

Total Claims Paid

$842,588,646

Avg Claim Payout

$58,501

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$249,150,741

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

1,040

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4673	Hurricane	240	$106,873,390
DR-4834	Hurricane	107	$61,107,081
DR-4337	Hurricane	126	$18,725,476
DR-4486	Biological	33	$12,738,222
DR-1561	Hurricane	53	$8,800,605
DR-4068	Severe Storm(s)	18	$8,445,941
DR-4734	Hurricane	24	$7,148,709
DR-1393	Coastal Storm	140	$6,135,532
DR-4280	Hurricane	10	$4,055,608
DR-4828	Hurricane	29	$3,799,762
DR-1609	Hurricane	73	$2,627,399
DR-1539	Hurricane	51	$2,404,719
DR-1545	Hurricane	32	$1,812,387
DR-1785	Severe Storm(s)	15	$1,564,869
DR-4806	Hurricane	24	$1,477,306

Showing top 15 of 19 disasters by spending

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$5,329,551

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

3.53

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
205.8: Retrofitting Public Structures - Wind	12	$2,236,931
202.1: Elevation of Private Structures - Riverine	5	$410,968
600.1: Warning Systems (as a Component of a Planned, Adopted, and Exercised Risk Reduction Plan)	3	$121,866
202.2: Elevation of Private Structures - Coastal	3	$672,848
400.1: Utility Protective Measures (Electric, Gas, etc.)	3	$213,890

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

South Venice has a relatively high overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are lightning, hurricane, coastal flood. The area has had 48 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (21 declarations). 14,403 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $249,150,741 in public assistance recovery funding. 32 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.