Natural Disasters in Apalachin, NY

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

59.9

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

60.3

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

48.1

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

73.0

Score (0-100)

Scores range from 0 (lowest risk) to 100 (highest risk) relative to all U.S. communities. Data from FEMA National Risk Index.

Disaster History & Federal Spending

Source: FEMA

Total Declarations

Public Assistance

$101.3M

Individual Assistance

$28.7M

Most Common Type

Severe Storm

10 declarations

Disaster	Type	Date	PA $	IA $
Remnants of Tropical Storm Fred →	Hurricane	Oct 2021	$2.2M	—
Covid-19 Pandemic →	Biological	Mar 2020	$280K	$415K
Covid-19 →	Biological	Mar 2020	—	—
Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding →	Severe Storm	Dec 2019	$1.7M	—
Severe Storms and Flooding →	Flood	Oct 2018	$2.5M	—
Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm →	Snowstorm	Jul 2017	$161K	—
Hurricane Sandy →	Hurricane	Oct 2012	—	—
Remnants of Tropical Storm Lee →	Severe Storm	Sep 2011	$88.8M	$22.7M
Remnants of Tropical Storm Lee →	Severe Storm	Sep 2011	—	—
Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, and Straight-line Winds →	Flood	Jun 2011	$1.5M	—
Severe Storms and Flooding →	Severe Storm	Dec 2006	—	$657K
Severe Storms and Flooding →	Severe Storm	Jul 2006	$2.9M	$3.6M
Hurricane Katrina Evacuation →	Hurricane	Sep 2005	—	—
Severe Storms and Flooding →	Severe Storm	Apr 2005	$666K	$1.1M
Tropical Depression Ivan →	Severe Storm	Oct 2004	—	$105K
Severe Storms and Flooding →	Severe Storm	Aug 2004	—	—
Power Outage →	Other	Aug 2003	—	—
Snowstorms →	Snowstorm	Feb 2003	—	—
Fires and Explosions →	Fire	Sep 2001	$13K	—
West Nile Virus →	Other	Oct 2000	—	—

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PA = FEMA Public Assistance (infrastructure recovery). IA = Individual Assistance (homeowner/renter aid).

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

1,558

Total Claims Paid

$61,283,054

Avg Claim Payout

$39,334

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

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$9,640,020

Properties Protected

125

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

1.15

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine	16	$7,921,308
202.1: Elevation of Private Structures - Riverine	2	$114,594
403.4: Stormwater Management - Detention/Retention Basins	2	$155,417
401.1: Water and Sanitary Sewer System Protective Measures	2	$72,589
200.3: Acquisition of Public Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine	1	$310,550

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

Apalachin has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are landslide, hurricane, ice storm. The area has had 27 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (10 declarations). 1,558 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $101,335,852 in public assistance recovery funding. $28,732,359 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 32 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.