Natural Disasters in Putnam Lake, NY

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

39.8

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

60.9

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

10.6

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

90.6

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

29

Public Assistance

$26.5M

Individual Assistance

$3.8M

Most Common Type

Hurricane

11 declarations

DisasterTypeDatePA $IA $
Severe Storms and FloodingSevere StormJul 2023$11.8M
Remnants of Hurricane IdaHurricaneSep 2021$2.4M$70K
Remnants of Hurricane IdaHurricaneSep 2021
Hurricane HenriHurricaneAug 2021
Tropical Storm IsaiasHurricaneOct 2020$1.5M
Covid-19 PandemicBiologicalMar 2020$905K$516K
Covid-19 BiologicalMar 2020
Hurricane SandyHurricaneOct 2012$2.1M$33K
Hurricane SandyHurricaneOct 2012
Hurricane IreneHurricaneAug 2011$4.4M$559K
Hurricane IreneHurricaneAug 2011
Severe Winter StormSevere StormDec 2008$3K
Severe Storms and Inland and Coastal FloodingSevere StormApr 2007$1.3M$4K
Hurricane Katrina EvacuationHurricaneSep 2005
Severe Storms and FloodingSevere StormApr 2005$155K
Severe Storms and FloodingSevere StormAug 2004
Power OutageOtherAug 2003
SnowSnowstormMar 2003
Fires and ExplosionsFireSep 2001$110K
West Nile VirusOtherOct 2000

Showing 20 of 36 disasters

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

370

Total Claims Paid

$5,436,834

Avg Claim Payout

$14,694

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

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

5

Federal Funding

$232,952

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.39

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project TypeProjectsFederal $
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan2$101,702
403.1: Stormwater Management - Culverts2$18,750
700.1: Management Costs - Salaries; 91.5: Local Multijurisdictional Multihazard Mitigation Plan - UPDATE1$112,500

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

Putnam Lake has a very 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 29 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (11 declarations). 370 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $26,466,645 in public assistance recovery funding. $3,751,637 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 5 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.