Natural Disasters in Flossmoor, IL

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

100.0

Very High

Expected Annual Loss

100.0

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

61.7

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

73.3

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

Public Assistance

$861.4M

Individual Assistance

$281.4M

Most Common Type

Flood

8 declarations

Disaster	Type	Date	PA $	IA $
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Floodng →	Flood	Sep 2024	—	$61.7M
Severe Storms and Flooding →	Flood	Nov 2023	—	$35.5M
Severe Storms and Flooding →	Severe Storm	Aug 2023	—	$75.3M
Covid-19 Pandemic →	Biological	Mar 2020	$805.4M	$5.1M
Covid-19 →	Biological	Mar 2020	—	—
Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding →	Flood	May 2013	$48K	$33.0M
Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm →	Snowstorm	Mar 2011	$14.9M	—
Severe Storms and Flooding →	Severe Storm	Aug 2010	$16K	$42.6M
Severe Storms and Flooding →	Severe Storm	Oct 2008	$10.2M	$19.5M
Severe Storms and Flooding →	Severe Storm(s)	Jun 2008	$175K	—
Record Snow and Near Record Snow →	Snow	Mar 2008	$87K	—
Severe Storms and Flooding →	Severe Storm	Sep 2007	$13.3M	$91K
Hurricane Katrina Evacuation →	Hurricane	Sep 2005	$1.2M	—
Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding →	Tornado	May 2002	$8K	—
Flooding →	Flood	May 2001	$2K	—
Illinois Winter Snow Storms →	Snowstorm	Jan 2001	$5.3M	—
Il-winter Storm 1/1/99 →	Snowstorm	Jan 1999	$10.7M	—
Severe Storms and Flooding →	Severe Storm	Sep 1997	—	—
Severe Storms and Flooding →	Severe Storm	Jul 1996	—	—
Severe Storms & Flooding →	Flood	Jul 1993	—	—

Showing 20 of 43 disasters

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

15,172

Total Claims Paid

$139,478,719

Avg Claim Payout

$9,193

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

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$55,464,319

Properties Protected

148

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

1.76

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine	11	$29,983,579
403.5: Floodwater Storage and Diversion	3	$2,766,138
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	3	$353,793
701.2: Technical Assistance - Application Development/Review; 701.3: Technical Assistance - Salaries & Expenses	2	$44,820
403.1: Stormwater Management - Culverts; 403.4: Stormwater Management - Detention/Retention Basins	2	$7,117,920

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

Flossmoor has a very high overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are winter weather, cold wave, tornado. The area has had 24 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is flood (8 declarations). 15,172 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $861,372,861 in public assistance recovery funding. $281,353,220 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 44 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.