Natural Disasters in Batchtown, IL

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

6.1

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

8.9

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

17.8

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

75.0

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Landslide86.4Heat Wave59.6Drought38.3

Hazard	Risk Score
Landslide	86.4
Heat Wave	59.6
Drought	38.3
Earthquake	33.8
Cold Wave	20.8
Tornado	18.8
Strong Wind	16.1
Hail	14.6
Lightning	10.3
Hurricane	7.6
Winter Weather	7.1
Ice Storm	4.8
Wildfire	0.6

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

Severe Storm

Aug 2023

Most Common Type

Flood

11 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Aug 15, 2023	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Mar 26, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Sep 19, 2019	Flood	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
May 10, 2013	Flood	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING
Mar 17, 2011	Snowstorm	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM
Jun 24, 2008	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Feb 9, 2007	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Sep 7, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION
May 21, 2002	Tornado	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES AND FLOODING
May 9, 2001	Flood	FLOODING
Jan 8, 1999	Snowstorm	IL-WINTER STORM 1/1/99
May 30, 1995	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Apr 26, 1994	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Jul 9, 1993	Flood	SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING
Jun 22, 1990	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES & FLOODING
Oct 7, 1986	Flood	SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING
Mar 29, 1985	Flood	SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING
Jun 6, 1983	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES & FLOODING
Dec 13, 1982	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES & FLOODING

Showing 20 of 25 declarations

Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

477

Total IA Distributed

$1,612,439

Repair/Replace

$1,005,465

Rental Assistance

$432,815

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-4665	7	N/A	—
DR-1773	243	$918,144	$7,479
DR-4451	134	$511,289	$10,000
DR-1771	35	$44,565	$1,878
DR-4250	20	$44,112	$1,985
DR-4116	21	$28,329	$2,287
DR-1809	6	$19,859	$7,740
DR-4490	5	$18,351	—
DR-4489	3	$18,000	—
DR-1463	2	$7,612	$6,318

Showing top 10 of 11 disasters by IA amount

Individual and household assistance for homeowners and renters affected by federally declared disasters.

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

1,690

Total Claims Paid

$16,761,006

Avg Claim Payout

$9,918

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$4,877,006

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

147

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-1771	Severe Storm(s)	21	$1,620,187
DR-4116	Flood	23	$1,026,593
DR-4461	Severe Storm(s)	40	$933,344
DR-1416	Tornado	37	$793,354
DR-1368	Flood	14	$325,239
DR-1681	Severe Ice Storm	4	$82,775
DR-1960	Snow	2	$49,770
DR-3134	Snow	5	$34,089
DR-1800	Severe Storm(s)	1	$11,654

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$1,020,230

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

1.36

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	2	$84,736
201.1: Relocation of Private Structures - Riverine	2	$0
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine	2	$900,487
91.3: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan - UPDATE	1	$35,007

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

Batchtown has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are landslide, heat wave, drought. The area has had 25 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is flood (11 declarations). 1,690 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $4,877,006 in public assistance recovery funding. $1,612,439 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 7 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.