Natural Disasters in Washburn, IL

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

39.9

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

63.2

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

10.6

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

96.1

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

$980K

Individual Assistance

$876K

Most Common Type

Flood

4 declarations

Disaster	Type	Date	PA $	IA $
Covid-19 Pandemic →	Biological	Mar 2020	$263K	$140K
Covid-19 →	Biological	Mar 2020	—	—
Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Tornadoes →	Tornado	Nov 2013	—	$2K
Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding →	Flood	May 2013	$230K	$589K
Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm →	Snowstorm	Mar 2011	$139K	—
Severe Storms and Flooding →	Severe Storm	Oct 2008	$96K	$143K
Severe Winter Storm →	Severe Ice Storm	Feb 2007	$204K	—
Hurricane Katrina Evacuation →	Hurricane	Sep 2005	—	—
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding →	Severe Storm	May 2003	—	$1K
Il-winter Storm 1/1/99 →	Snowstorm	Jan 1999	$49K	—
Severe Storms & Flooding →	Flood	Mar 1985	—	—
Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding →	Severe Storm	Dec 1982	—	—
Severe Storms & Flooding →	Flood	Apr 1979	—	—
Severe Storms & Flooding →	Flood	Jun 1974	—	—

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

518

Total Claims Paid

$5,108,693

Avg Claim Payout

$9,862

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

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$492,562

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

1.30

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine	1	$492,562

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

Washburn has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are cold wave, drought, landslide. The area has had 14 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is flood (4 declarations). 518 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $979,885 in public assistance recovery funding. $875,574 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 1 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.