Natural Disasters in East Jordan, MI

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

22.3

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

26.8

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

36.8

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

98.2

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Cold Wave78.3Landslide68.9Lightning46.7

Hazard	Risk Score
Cold Wave	78.3
Landslide	68.9
Lightning	46.7
Hail	30.9
Coastal Flood	26.4
Strong Wind	21.1
Tornado	20.7
Heat Wave	17.8
Hurricane	17.7
Wildfire	16.2
Winter Weather	16.0
Ice Storm	11.7
Earthquake	4.4

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 Ice Storm

Jul 2025

Most Common Type

Biological

2 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Jul 22, 2025	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Mar 27, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Sep 7, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION
May 10, 1994	Freezing	SEVERE DEEP FREEZE
Jan 27, 1978	Snowstorm	BLIZZARDS & SNOWSTORMS
Mar 2, 1977	Drought	DROUGHT

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

Total Claims Paid

$130,093

Avg Claim Payout

$18,585

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$858,134

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4880	Winter Storm	23	$600,117
DR-4494	Biological	2	$252,450
DR-1777	Severe Storm(s)	2	$5,567

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$253,426

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

2.66

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
401.1: Water and Sanitary Sewer System Protective Measures	4	$64,540
403.1: Stormwater Management - Culverts	2	$188,886

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

East Jordan has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are cold wave, landslide, lightning. The area has had 7 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is biological (2 declarations). 7 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $858,134 in public assistance recovery funding. 6 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.