Natural Disasters in Vauxhall, NJ

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

95.5

Relatively High

Expected Annual Loss

94.6

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

55.8

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

30.3

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Strong Wind98.6Winter Weather98.5Lightning96.7

Hazard	Risk Score
Strong Wind	98.6
Winter Weather	98.5
Lightning	96.7
Heat Wave	96.2
Ice Storm	95.1
Earthquake	95.1
Hurricane	89.0
Tornado	87.2
Cold Wave	85.3
Coastal Flood	72.4
Drought	29.9
Landslide	27.5
Hail	26.6
Wildfire	16.3

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

Hurricane

Sep 2021

Most Common Type

Hurricane

10 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Sep 5, 2021	Hurricane	REMNANTS OF HURRICANE IDA
Sep 2, 2021	Hurricane	REMNANTS OF HURRICANE IDA
Dec 11, 2020	Hurricane	TROPICAL STORM ISAIAS
Mar 25, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Jun 8, 2018	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM
Mar 14, 2016	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM
Oct 30, 2012	Hurricane	HURRICANE SANDY
Oct 28, 2012	Hurricane	HURRICANE SANDY
Nov 30, 2011	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORM
Aug 31, 2011	Hurricane	HURRICANE IRENE
Aug 27, 2011	Hurricane	HURRICANE IRENE
Feb 4, 2011	Snowstorm	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM
Apr 2, 2010	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Apr 26, 2007	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND INLAND AND COASTAL FLOODING
Sep 19, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION
Apr 19, 2005	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Sep 23, 2003	Other	POWER OUTAGE
Mar 20, 2003	Snowstorm	SNOW
Sep 19, 2001	Fire	FIRES AND EXPLOSIONS

Showing 20 of 33 declarations

Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

116,755

Total IA Distributed

$204,748,894

Repair/Replace

$130,571,155

Rental Assistance

$31,414,204

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-4671	2	N/A	—
DR-4337	1	N/A	—
DR-4614	33,345	$112,541,074	$4,303
DR-4021	17,257	$36,149,299	$2,425
DR-4488	3,811	$22,125,948	—
DR-4086	55,504	$21,870,648	$1,362
DR-4615	1,534	$5,633,460	$4,860
DR-1694	2,555	$2,520,009	$1,258
DR-4085	1,408	$1,553,520	$826
DR-1897	709	$964,865	$1,784

Showing top 10 of 16 disasters by IA amount

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

5,835

Total Claims Paid

$163,124,656

Avg Claim Payout

$27,956

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$414,996,838

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

1,205

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4488	Biological	143	$329,107,748
DR-4614	Tropical Storm	239	$34,357,935
DR-4086	Hurricane	169	$22,310,747
DR-4021	Hurricane	224	$5,974,532
DR-4048	Severe Storm(s)	94	$5,043,335
DR-4368	Snow	66	$4,929,908
DR-4574	Tropical Storm	57	$4,926,389
DR-4264	Severe Storm(s)	60	$4,401,703
DR-1954	Snow	71	$2,787,261
DR-1897	Severe Storm(s)	80	$1,077,016
DR-1295	Hurricane	2	$80,266

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$9,449,245

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

1.60

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
601.2: Generators - Regular	19	$1,179,300
202.1: Elevation of Private Structures - Riverine	4	$4,698,705
601.1: Generators	3	$275,000
601.2: Generators - Regular; 602.1: Other Equipment Purchase and Installation	2	$292,448
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	2	$489,990

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

Vauxhall has a relatively high overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are strong wind, winter weather, lightning. The area has had 33 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (10 declarations). 5,835 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $414,996,838 in public assistance recovery funding. $204,748,894 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 37 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.