Natural Disasters in Yankeetown, FL

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

66.1

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

51.2

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

93.4

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

9.2

Score (0-100)

Scores range from 0 (lowest risk) to 100 (highest risk) relative to all U.S. communities. Data from FEMA National Risk Index.

Disaster History & Federal Spending

Source: FEMA

Total Declarations

43

Public Assistance

$34.8M

Individual Assistance

$17.1M

Most Common Type

Hurricane

21 declarations

Public Assistance by Category

Total: $33.2M
DisasterTypeDatePA $IA $
Hurricane Milton HurricaneOct 2024$1.5M$10K
Hurricane MiltonHurricaneOct 2024
Hurricane HeleneHurricaneSep 2024$4.7M$11.4M
Tropical Storm HeleneTropical StormSep 2024
Hurricane DebbyTropical StormAug 2024$4.0M$298K
Tropical Storm DebbyTropical StormAug 2024
Hurricane IdaliaHurricaneAug 2023$13.1M$2.8M
Tropical Storm IdaliaTropical StormAug 2023
Hurricane NicoleHurricaneDec 2022$3K
Tropical Storm NicoleTropical StormNov 2022
Hurricane IanHurricaneSep 2022$764K
Tropical Storm IanHurricaneSep 2022
Tropical Storm FredHurricaneAug 2021
Tropical Storm ElsaSevere StormJul 2021
Hurricane EtaHurricaneNov 2020
Covid-19 PandemicBiologicalMar 2020$99K$365K
Covid-19BiologicalMar 2020
Hurricane Dorian HurricaneAug 2019
Hurricane MichaelHurricaneOct 2018
Hurricane IrmaHurricaneSep 2017$2.6M$354K

Showing 20 of 45 disasters

PA = FEMA Public Assistance (infrastructure recovery). IA = Individual Assistance (homeowner/renter aid).

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

1,314

Total Claims Paid

$54,908,417

Avg Claim Payout

$41,787

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

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

13

Federal Funding

$647,887

Properties Protected

10

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

1.56

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project TypeProjectsFederal $
205.8: Retrofitting Public Structures - Wind6$199,284
405.1: Other Minor Flood Control3$0
200.2: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Coastal1$181,285
202.2: Elevation of Private Structures - Coastal1$2,000
207.2: Mitigation Reconstruction1$7,318

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

Yankeetown has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are hurricane, lightning, wildfire. The area has had 43 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (21 declarations). 1,314 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $34,800,503 in public assistance recovery funding. $17,101,377 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 13 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.