Natural Disasters in Jamaica, IA

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

26.5

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

47.9

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

10.6

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

85.8

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Drought94.9Landslide73.7Tornado64.1

Hazard	Risk Score
Drought	94.9
Landslide	73.7
Tornado	64.1
Hail	59.9
Strong Wind	42.8
Wildfire	39.1
Ice Storm	35.1
Winter Weather	34.6
Cold Wave	31.7
Heat Wave	30.0
Hurricane	10.1
Earthquake	9.3
Lightning	7.3

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

Feb 2022

Most Common Type

Severe Storm

8 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Feb 23, 2022	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND TORNADOES
Aug 17, 2020	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS
Mar 23, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Mar 23, 2019	Flood	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Jul 31, 2015	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING
Jul 29, 2010	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND TORNADOES
Mar 2, 2010	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Feb 25, 2010	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS AND SNOWSTORM
May 27, 2008	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Mar 30, 2007	Snowstorm	SNOW
Sep 10, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION
May 25, 2004	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Jul 2, 1998	Flood	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES AND FLOODING
Jul 9, 1993	Flood	SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING
Dec 26, 1991	Severe Ice Storm	ICE STORM
Jun 24, 1974	Flood	SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING

Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

261

Total IA Distributed

$360,416

Repair/Replace

$276,539

Rental Assistance

$16,152

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-4557	3	N/A	—
DR-1930	1	N/A	—
DR-1518	103	$200,816	$4,194
DR-1763	106	$82,742	$1,519
DR-4483	10	$49,710	—
DR-1705	38	$27,147	$879

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

Total Claims Paid

$156,933

Avg Claim Payout

$15,693

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$2,412,461

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

104

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-1763	Severe Storm(s)	47	$1,034,656
DR-4421	Severe Storm(s)	22	$833,209
DR-4234	Severe Storm(s)	7	$233,342
DR-4784	Tornado	3	$140,856
DR-1880	Severe Storm(s)	12	$74,782
DR-4557	Severe Storm(s)	7	$43,686
DR-4483	Biological	4	$33,297
DR-4642	Severe Storm(s)	2	$18,632

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$2,243,575

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

2.76

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
600.1: Warning Systems (as a Component of a Planned, Adopted, and Exercised Risk Reduction Plan)	4	$106,758
601.2: Generators - Regular	4	$38,197
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	3	$21,646
201.3: Relocation of Public Structures - Riverine	2	$0
206.2: Safe Room (Tornado and Severe Wind Shelter) - Public Structures	2	$995,700

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

Jamaica has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are drought, landslide, tornado. The area has had 17 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (8 declarations). 10 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $2,412,461 in public assistance recovery funding. $360,416 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 19 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.