Natural Disasters in Goffstown, NH

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

89.8

Relatively Moderate

Expected Annual Loss

92.4

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

10.6

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

64.3

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Ice Storm95.4Lightning93.2Hurricane92.6

Hazard	Risk Score
Ice Storm	95.4
Lightning	93.2
Hurricane	92.6
Earthquake	88.2
Winter Weather	87.4
Strong Wind	86.9
Landslide	84.2
Tornado	82.6
Heat Wave	75.4
Wildfire	67.0
Cold Wave	66.2
Drought	57.9
Hail	55.4
Avalanche	15.2

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

Apr 2020

Most Common Type

Severe Storm

13 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Apr 3, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Mar 25, 2015	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM
Mar 19, 2013	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM
Oct 30, 2012	Hurricane	HURRICANE SANDY
Dec 5, 2011	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORM AND SNOWSTORM
Nov 1, 2011	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORM
Aug 27, 2011	Hurricane	HURRICANE IRENE
May 12, 2010	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Mar 29, 2010	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Jan 2, 2009	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Dec 13, 2008	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Oct 3, 2008	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Apr 27, 2007	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
May 25, 2006	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Oct 26, 2005	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Sep 19, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION
Apr 28, 2005	Snowstorm	RECORD SNOW
Mar 30, 2005	Snowstorm	RECORD AND/OR NEAR RECORD SNOW
Jan 15, 2004	Snowstorm	SNOW

Showing 20 of 31 declarations

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

629

Total Claims Paid

$10,437,181

Avg Claim Payout

$16,593

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$47,883,788

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

1,087

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4516	Biological	85	$30,752,443
DR-1643	Severe Storm(s)	177	$3,807,796
DR-1695	Severe Storm(s)	400	$3,635,642
DR-1812	Severe Ice Storm	121	$2,946,532
DR-4105	Severe Storm(s)	30	$1,402,768
DR-1892	Severe Storm(s)	84	$911,742
DR-4740	Flood	4	$834,828
DR-3193	Snow	27	$691,151
DR-3207	Snow	29	$668,858
DR-3166	Snow	32	$657,993
DR-1799	Severe Storm(s)	51	$636,641
DR-3177	Snow	29	$570,104
DR-4371	Winter Storm	2	$193,146
DR-3360	Hurricane	16	$174,145

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$3,229,488

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

2.19

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
403.1: Stormwater Management - Culverts	16	$796,304
402.1: Infrastructure Protective Measures (Roads and Bridges)	5	$853,533
403.2: Stormwater Management - Diversions	3	$370,345
401.1: Water and Sanitary Sewer System Protective Measures	2	$256,569
403.5: Floodwater Storage and Diversion	1	$0

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

Goffstown has a relatively moderate overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are ice storm, lightning, hurricane. The area has had 31 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (13 declarations). 629 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $47,883,788 in public assistance recovery funding. 39 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.