Natural Disasters in Pleasant Hill, MO

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

96.5

Relatively High

Expected Annual Loss

96.7

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

28.3

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

54.0

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Tornado99.5Hail99.4Heat Wave99.1

Hazard	Risk Score
Tornado	99.5
Hail	99.4
Heat Wave	99.1
Strong Wind	96.1
Cold Wave	96.0
Winter Weather	91.2
Lightning	87.5
Ice Storm	82.3
Earthquake	82.2
Landslide	82.1
Wildfire	49.2
Drought	46.1

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

Biological

Mar 2020

Most Common Type

Severe Storm

10 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Mar 26, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Mar 23, 2011	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM
Feb 3, 2011	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Aug 17, 2010	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND TORNADOES
Jan 30, 2009	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Jun 25, 2008	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Dec 12, 2007	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS
Jun 11, 2007	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Mar 16, 2006	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES AND FLOODING
Sep 10, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION
Jun 11, 2004	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
May 6, 2003	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Feb 6, 2002	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER ICE STORM
Jun 2, 1995	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, HAIL, FLOODING
Jul 9, 1993	Flood	SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING
Oct 14, 1986	Flood	SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING
Aug 26, 1982	Flood	SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING
May 7, 1977	Tornado	TORNADOES & FLOODING
Sep 24, 1976	Drought	DROUGHT

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Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

330

Total IA Distributed

$1,479,131

Repair/Replace

$96,575

Rental Assistance

$8,854

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-4877	1	N/A	—
DR-4665	20	N/A	—
DR-4490	270	$1,372,258	—
DR-1773	6	$45,638	$17,275
DR-1708	18	$40,519	$3,409
DR-4451	9	$16,756	$1,910
DR-1524	4	$2,877	$841
DR-1463	2	$1,085	$1,085

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

328

Total Claims Paid

$5,420,849

Avg Claim Payout

$16,527

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$1,475,525

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-1403	Severe Ice Storm	45	$1,321,689
DR-1708	Severe Storm(s)	14	$77,246
DR-4490	Biological	2	$76,590

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$5,219,136

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

2.28

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
206.2: Safe Room (Tornado and Severe Wind Shelter) - Public Structures	4	$2,714,325
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine	4	$2,386,298
600.1: Warning Systems (as a Component of a Planned, Adopted, and Exercised Risk Reduction Plan)	1	$118,514

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

Pleasant Hill has a relatively high overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are tornado, hail, heat wave. The area has had 21 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (10 declarations). 328 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $1,475,525 in public assistance recovery funding. $1,479,131 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 9 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.