Natural Disasters in St. George Island, FL

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

46.5

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

39.4

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

75.0

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

46.9

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Hurricane90.5Wildfire77.6Coastal Flood77.4
HazardRisk Score
Hurricane90.5
Wildfire77.6
Coastal Flood77.4
Lightning61.0
Cold Wave43.5
Heat Wave35.9
Tornado32.5
Earthquake20.6
Landslide11.7
Hail11.0
Strong Wind7.7
Winter Weather6.8

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

46

Most Recent

Hurricane

Sep 2024

Most Common Type

Hurricane

28 declarations

DateTypeDeclaration
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
Sep 29, 2022HurricaneHURRICANE IAN
Sep 24, 2022HurricaneTROPICAL STORM IAN
Aug 16, 2021HurricaneTROPICAL STORM FRED
Jul 4, 2021Severe StormTROPICAL STORM ELSA
Sep 23, 2020HurricaneHURRICANE SALLY
Sep 15, 2020HurricaneHURRICANE SALLY
Mar 25, 2020BiologicalCOVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020BiologicalCOVID-19
Aug 30, 2019HurricaneHURRICANE DORIAN
Oct 11, 2018HurricaneHURRICANE MICHAEL
Oct 9, 2018HurricaneHURRICANE MICHAEL
Sep 10, 2017HurricaneHURRICANE IRMA
Sep 5, 2017HurricaneHURRICANE IRMA

Showing 20 of 46 declarations

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

2,866

Total Claims Paid

$46,605,151

Avg Claim Payout

$16,261

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$18,865,303

Disasters with PA

15

Total Projects

239

DisasterTypeProjectsFederal $
DR-4399Hurricane70$8,587,549
DR-1595Hurricane43$5,911,554
DR-4068Severe Storm(s)31$1,585,685
DR-4280Hurricane16$717,588
DR-1551Hurricane8$640,683
DR-4828Hurricane14$547,465
DR-1344Severe Storm(s)13$350,795
DR-4564Hurricane8$177,888
DR-4734Hurricane5$125,410
DR-4806Hurricane4$52,203
DR-4337Hurricane2$51,938
DR-1831Severe Storm(s)15$51,748
DR-1545Hurricane6$34,478
DR-1806Hurricane2$26,287
DR-4084Hurricane2$4,032

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

17

Federal Funding

$2,243,495

Properties Protected

23

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

2.49

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project TypeProjectsFederal $
205.8: Retrofitting Public Structures - Wind4$110,414
200.2: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Coastal3$0
202.2: Elevation of Private Structures - Coastal3$0
200.5: Acquisition of Vacant Land2$1,950,000
403.1: Stormwater Management - Culverts; 405.1: Other Minor Flood Control1$12,940

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

St. George Island 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 46 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (28 declarations). 2,866 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $18,865,303 in public assistance recovery funding. 17 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.