Natural Disasters in Ames, OK

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

34.2

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

37.3

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

42.5

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

34.4

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Ice Storm92.6Hail92.2Drought85.9

Hazard	Risk Score
Ice Storm	92.6
Hail	92.2
Drought	85.9
Cold Wave	76.2
Wildfire	66.1
Landslide	58.0
Heat Wave	45.8
Tornado	41.1
Strong Wind	31.8
Winter Weather	28.8
Earthquake	27.5
Hurricane	22.6
Lightning	6.7

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

Severe Storm

Jul 2023

Most Common Type

Severe Storm

18 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Jul 19, 2023	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND TORNADOES
Feb 24, 2021	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS
Feb 17, 2021	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Dec 21, 2020	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Apr 5, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Jul 12, 2019	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING
Feb 10, 2017	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Feb 10, 2016	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS AND FLOODING
Dec 29, 2015	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS AND FLOODING
May 26, 2015	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING
Apr 8, 2013	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM
Jun 6, 2011	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING
Feb 2, 2011	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Jul 26, 2010	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING
May 24, 2010	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS
Mar 5, 2010	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Jan 30, 2010	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Oct 9, 2008	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Jul 9, 2008	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

Showing 20 of 33 declarations

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

Total Claims Paid

$256,605

Avg Claim Payout

$14,256

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$2,358,688

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

157

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-1803	Severe Storm(s)	29	$442,111
DR-1883	Severe Ice Storm	4	$398,257
DR-1712	Severe Storm(s)	41	$330,818
DR-4453	Severe Storm(s)	3	$234,394
DR-4256	Severe Storm(s)	5	$214,085
DR-1775	Severe Storm(s)	43	$206,338
DR-4222	Severe Storm(s)	8	$144,884
DR-4299	Severe Storm(s)	3	$126,342
DR-4530	Biological	1	$87,653
DR-4247	Severe Ice Storm	5	$60,614
DR-1926	Severe Storm(s)	5	$42,870
DR-4109	Severe Storm(s)	8	$39,606
DR-4575	Winter Storm	1	$21,025
DR-1989	Severe Storm(s)	1	$9,693

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$1,567,506

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.74

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	5	$60,195
601.1: Generators	4	$52,402
206.2: Safe Room (Tornado and Severe Wind Shelter) - Public Structures	4	$1,219,846
600.1: Warning Systems (as a Component of a Planned, Adopted, and Exercised Risk Reduction Plan)	3	$68,816
206.1: Safe Room (Tornado and Severe Wind Shelter) - Private Structures	2	$103,246

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

Ames has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are ice storm, hail, drought. The area has had 33 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (18 declarations). 18 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $2,358,688 in public assistance recovery funding. 20 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.