Natural Disasters in Garden City Park, NY

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

97.1

Relatively High

Expected Annual Loss

97.7

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

25.9

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

97.0

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Winter Weather98.9Ice Storm98.7Coastal Flood98.4

Hazard	Risk Score
Winter Weather	98.9
Ice Storm	98.7
Coastal Flood	98.4
Lightning	97.3
Strong Wind	97.1
Earthquake	96.5
Heat Wave	96.0
Hurricane	95.4
Cold Wave	92.7
Tornado	76.2
Landslide	75.9
Wildfire	43.6
Hail	23.4
Drought	17.5

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

Jan 2024

Most Common Type

Hurricane

12 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Jan 30, 2024	Flood	SEVERE STORM AND FLOODING
Sep 5, 2021	Hurricane	REMNANTS OF HURRICANE IDA
Sep 2, 2021	Hurricane	REMNANTS OF HURRICANE IDA
Aug 22, 2021	Hurricane	HURRICANE HENRI
Oct 2, 2020	Hurricane	TROPICAL STORM ISAIAS
Mar 20, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Oct 30, 2012	Hurricane	HURRICANE SANDY
Oct 28, 2012	Hurricane	HURRICANE SANDY
Aug 31, 2011	Hurricane	HURRICANE IRENE
Aug 26, 2011	Hurricane	HURRICANE IRENE
Feb 18, 2011	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM
Apr 16, 2010	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Dec 31, 2009	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING ASSOC W TD IDA & NOR'EASTER
Sep 30, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION
Aug 3, 2004	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Aug 23, 2003	Other	POWER OUTAGE
Mar 27, 2003	Snowstorm	SNOW
Sep 11, 2001	Fire	FIRES AND EXPLOSIONS
Oct 11, 2000	Other	WEST NILE VIRUS

Showing 20 of 31 declarations

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

51,509

Total Claims Paid

N/A

Avg Claim Payout

$44,286

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

N/A

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

2,874

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4085	Hurricane	1,126	N/A
DR-4480	Biological	309	$692,847,690
DR-4567	Tropical Storm	171	$677,698,737
DR-4020	Hurricane	630	$141,638,935
DR-1899	Severe Storm(s)	225	$56,971,834
DR-4615	Tropical Storm	114	$30,785,275
DR-1957	Severe Storm(s)	174	$11,978,301
DR-4111	Severe Storm(s)	2	$10,804,689
DR-1391	Fire	6	$8,473,650
DR-1296	Hurricane	34	$4,327,518
DR-1869	Severe Storm(s)	21	$3,776,065
DR-4322	Snow	2	$3,561,416
DR-4694	Winter Storm	8	$2,943,039
DR-4755	Severe Storm(s)	41	$2,835,352
DR-1692	Severe Storm(s)	3	$1,629,004

Showing top 15 of 17 disasters by spending

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$53,199,555

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

1.40

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
202.2: Elevation of Private Structures - Coastal	11	$2,248,973
402.1: Infrastructure Protective Measures (Roads and Bridges)	5	$2,348,070
90.4: Mitigation Plan - Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	4	$34,500
100.1: Public Awareness and Education (Brochures, Workshops, Videos, etc.)	4	$17,375
403.1: Stormwater Management - Culverts	3	$400,940

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

Garden City Park has a relatively high overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are winter weather, ice storm, coastal flood. The area has had 31 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (12 declarations). 51,509 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated N/A in public assistance recovery funding. 49 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.