Natural Disasters in Westwood Lakes, FL

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

99.6

Very High

Expected Annual Loss

99.6

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

75.9

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

42.9

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Hurricane100.0Lightning99.9Coastal Flood99.6

Hazard	Risk Score
Hurricane	100.0
Lightning	99.9
Coastal Flood	99.6
Cold Wave	99.5
Heat Wave	99.3
Tornado	98.7
Wildfire	96.9
Hail	96.6
Strong Wind	82.4
Drought	79.1
Earthquake	62.1
Landslide	46.4

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

23 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Oct 11, 2024	Hurricane	HURRICANE MILTON
Oct 7, 2024	Hurricane	HURRICANE MILTON
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
Jun 25, 2021	Other	SURFSIDE BUILDING COLLAPSE
Aug 1, 2020	Hurricane	HURRICANE ISAIAS
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
Oct 6, 2016	Hurricane	HURRICANE MATTHEW
Aug 21, 2008	Severe Storm	TROPICAL STORM FAY
Oct 24, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE WILMA
Sep 20, 2005	Hurricane	TROPICAL STORM RITA
Sep 5, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION
Aug 28, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA

Showing 20 of 43 declarations

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

62,001

Total Claims Paid

$854,895,303

Avg Claim Payout

$13,788

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

N/A

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

7,391

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4486	Biological	363	$633,936,677
DR-4337	Hurricane	1,106	$438,742,708
DR-1609	Hurricane	1,460	$392,220,658
DR-1345	Severe Storm(s)	2,649	$281,513,784
DR-1602	Hurricane	781	$128,053,449
DR-1306	Hurricane	512	$69,566,787
DR-3560	Other	23	$54,166,968
DR-1545	Hurricane	187	$13,964,000
DR-3143	Hurricane	79	$2,646,894
DR-4834	Hurricane	39	$2,570,025
DR-3259	Hurricane	57	$1,901,602
DR-1561	Hurricane	45	$1,825,713
DR-3288	Severe Storm(s)	45	$1,781,212
DR-4673	Hurricane	20	$923,326
DR-1539	Hurricane	15	$213,986

Showing top 15 of 19 disasters by spending

Westwood Lakes has a very high overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are hurricane, lightning, coastal flood. The area has had 43 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (23 declarations). 62,001 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated N/A in public assistance recovery funding.