Natural Disasters in Sleepy Eye, MN

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

50.4

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

66.8

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

11.4

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

98.9

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Cold Wave89.6Winter Weather81.7Strong Wind71.7

Hazard	Risk Score
Cold Wave	89.6
Winter Weather	81.7
Strong Wind	71.7
Drought	64.9
Hail	64.0
Tornado	56.6
Landslide	51.9
Ice Storm	48.8
Heat Wave	42.7
Wildfire	24.1
Earthquake	8.5
Lightning	6.4

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

Flood

Jun 2024

Most Common Type

Flood

11 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Jun 28, 2024	Flood	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Apr 7, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Jun 12, 2019	Flood	SEVERE WINTER STORM, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING
Sep 5, 2018	Flood	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING
Jul 21, 2014	Flood	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
May 10, 2011	Flood	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Oct 13, 2010	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Jul 2, 2010	Tornado	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Apr 19, 2010	Flood	FLOODING
Mar 19, 2010	Flood	FLOODING
Sep 13, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION
May 16, 2001	Flood	SEVERE WINTER STORMS, FLOODING, AND TORNADOES
Apr 1, 1998	Tornado	TORNADOES AND SEVERE STORMS
Apr 8, 1997	Flood	SEVERE FLOODING, HIGH WINDS,SEVERE STORMS
Jan 16, 1997	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS
Jun 11, 1993	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES & FLOODING
Jun 17, 1976	Drought	DROUGHT
Apr 18, 1969	Flood	FLOODING
Apr 11, 1965	Flood	FLOODING

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

Total Claims Paid

$493,376

Avg Claim Payout

$14,096

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$9,208,752

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

402

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4182	Flood	51	$3,124,283
DR-4442	Flood	58	$2,090,730
DR-4390	Flood	35	$1,094,987
DR-1982	Flood	37	$729,477
DR-4797	Flood	25	$596,457
DR-1370	Flood	65	$443,889
DR-1941	Severe Storm(s)	63	$398,849
DR-1900	Flood	27	$366,098
DR-1921	Tornado	13	$100,502
DR-4531	Biological	9	$89,593
DR-1569	Severe Storm(s)	6	$84,624
DR-1333	Severe Storm(s)	1	$30,364
DR-4113	Severe Storm(s)	3	$19,081
DR-4290	Flood	2	$16,691
DR-4009	Severe Storm(s)	5	$14,702

Showing top 15 of 17 disasters by spending

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$4,366,549

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

1.23

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
400.1: Utility Protective Measures (Electric, Gas, etc.)	11	$1,963,629
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine	3	$824,624
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	1	$20,639
600.1: Warning Systems (as a Component of a Planned, Adopted, and Exercised Risk Reduction Plan)	1	$53,984
200.7: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Erosion	1	$130,913

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

Sleepy Eye has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are cold wave, winter weather, strong wind. The area has had 20 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is flood (11 declarations). 35 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $9,208,752 in public assistance recovery funding. 20 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.