Natural Disasters in Yates Center, KS

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

7.7

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

4.4

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

87.0

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

48.4

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Wildfire76.0Drought63.8Ice Storm53.0

Hazard	Risk Score
Wildfire	76.0
Drought	63.8
Ice Storm	53.0
Winter Weather	45.0
Hail	40.8
Lightning	36.8
Heat Wave	35.0
Strong Wind	32.2
Landslide	30.5
Cold Wave	26.6
Tornado	26.4
Earthquake	25.7

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

May 2025

Most Common Type

Severe Storm

18 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
May 21, 2025	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, AND WILDFIRES
Mar 14, 2025	Fire	YATES CENTER FIRE
Jul 15, 2024	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Oct 26, 2023	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Jun 20, 2019	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, FLOODING,LANDSLIDES,AND MUDSLIDES
May 28, 2019	Severe Storm	TORNADOES AND FLOODING
Oct 20, 2016	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Oct 22, 2013	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Aug 10, 2010	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND TORNADOES
Mar 9, 2010	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS AND SNOWSTORM
Jun 24, 2009	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND RECORD AND NEAR RECORD SNOW
Feb 1, 2008	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS
Dec 12, 2007	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS
Jul 2, 2007	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Sep 10, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION
Feb 8, 2005	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS, HEAVY RAINS, AND FLOODING
Aug 3, 2004	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND TORNADOES
May 6, 2003	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Feb 6, 2002	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER ICE STORM

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Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

Total IA Distributed

$62,891

Repair/Replace

$45,437

Rental Assistance

$3,708

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-4504	1	N/A	—
DR-1462	20	$40,122	$2,134
DR-1711	7	$22,769	$3,658

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$942,155

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-1711	Severe Storm(s)	21	$430,257
DR-4449	Other	6	$275,611
DR-4287	Severe Storm(s)	4	$93,195
DR-1932	Severe Storm(s)	9	$78,554
DR-4800	Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding	1	$39,617
DR-4747	Severe Storm(s)	3	$24,921

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$37,500

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.00

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	1	$37,500

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

Yates Center has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are wildfire, drought, ice storm. The area has had 24 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (18 declarations). FEMA has obligated $942,155 in public assistance recovery funding. $62,891 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 1 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.