Natural Disasters in St. Augustine Beach, FL

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

87.5

Relatively Moderate

Expected Annual Loss

90.4

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

11.4

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

96.3

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Hurricane93.7Lightning92.2Wildfire89.4
HazardRisk Score
Hurricane93.7
Lightning92.2
Wildfire89.4
Coastal Flood89.0
Tornado85.4
Heat Wave82.2
Earthquake56.6
Strong Wind39.2
Drought34.1
Landslide19.5
Cold Wave18.7
Hail7.5

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

34

Most Recent

Hurricane

Oct 2024

Most Common Type

Hurricane

21 declarations

DateTypeDeclaration
Oct 11, 2024HurricaneHURRICANE MILTON
Oct 7, 2024HurricaneHURRICANE MILTON
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
Aug 1, 2020HurricaneHURRICANE ISAIAS
Mar 25, 2020BiologicalCOVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020BiologicalCOVID-19
Oct 21, 2019HurricaneHURRICANE DORIAN
Aug 30, 2019HurricaneHURRICANE DORIAN
Sep 10, 2017HurricaneHURRICANE IRMA
Sep 5, 2017HurricaneHURRICANE IRMA
Oct 8, 2016HurricaneHURRICANE MATTHEW
Oct 6, 2016HurricaneHURRICANE MATTHEW
Aug 24, 2008Severe StormTROPICAL STORM FAY

Showing 20 of 34 declarations

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

7,637

Total Claims Paid

$252,486,000

Avg Claim Payout

$33,061

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$143,084,552

Disasters with PA

16

Total Projects

498

DisasterTypeProjectsFederal $
DR-4283Hurricane79$55,056,160
DR-4337Hurricane99$32,108,681
DR-4834Hurricane12$21,664,498
DR-4680Hurricane18$14,942,492
DR-4673Hurricane30$5,611,487
DR-4486Biological4$3,514,451
DR-1561Hurricane37$2,007,708
DR-4468Hurricane22$1,981,858
DR-1545Hurricane82$1,855,182
DR-1300Hurricane28$1,349,045
DR-1393Coastal Storm39$1,187,808
DR-1785Severe Storm(s)23$1,108,253
DR-4734Hurricane3$269,812
DR-4806Hurricane2$235,334
DR-1539Hurricane18$163,089

Showing top 15 of 16 disasters by spending

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

37

Federal Funding

$12,644,441

Properties Protected

14

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

2.37

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project TypeProjectsFederal $
601.2: Generators - Regular11$1,729,726
205.8: Retrofitting Public Structures - Wind9$1,910,892
402.1: Infrastructure Protective Measures (Roads and Bridges)3$69,143
405.1: Other Minor Flood Control3$5,525,556
103.1: Feasibility, Engineering and Design Studies3$192,566

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

St. Augustine Beach has a relatively moderate overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are hurricane, lightning, wildfire. The area has had 34 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (21 declarations). 7,637 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $143,084,552 in public assistance recovery funding. 37 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.