Natural Disasters in Homewood at Martinsburg, PA

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

77.7

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

75.8

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

57.6

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

94.1

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

$2.8M

Individual Assistance

$2.4M

Most Common Type

Flood

6 declarations

Public Assistance by Category

Total: $2.8M

Disaster	Type	Date	PA $	IA $
Covid-19 Pandemic →	Biological	Mar 2020	$1.0M	$422K
Covid-19 →	Biological	Mar 2020	—	—
Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm →	Snowstorm	Mar 2016	—	—
Hurricane Sandy →	Hurricane	Oct 2012	—	—
Remnants of Tropical Storm Lee →	Flood	Sep 2011	—	—
Severe Winter Storms and Snowstorms →	Snowstorm	Apr 2010	$376K	—
Hurricane Katrina →	Hurricane	Sep 2005	—	—
Tropical Depression Ivan →	Hurricane	Sep 2004	$1.3M	$1.1M
Severe Storms and Flooding Associated Wi… →	Severe Storm	Sep 2004	—	$709K
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding →	Severe Storm	Aug 2003	—	$114K
Snow →	Severe Storm	Mar 2003	$183K	—
Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes →	Flood	Jul 1996	—	—
Severe Storms and Flooding →	Flood	Jan 1996	—	—
Blizzard of 96 →	Snowstorm	Jan 1996	—	—
Severe Snowfall & Winter Storm →	Snowstorm	Mar 1993	—	—
Severe Storms & Flooding →	Flood	Aug 1984	—	—
Severe Storms & Flooding →	Flood	Jul 1977	—	—
Tropical Storm Agnes →	Flood	Jun 1972	—	—
Remnants of Hurricane Ida →	Unknown	—	—	$24K

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

1,111

Total Claims Paid

$8,508,397

Avg Claim Payout

$7,658

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

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$6,092,151

Properties Protected

138

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.77

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine	8	$5,062,228
91.3: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan - UPDATE	1	$34,290
200.3: Acquisition of Public Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine	1	$311,366
95.1: FMA or CRS Plan	1	$33,320
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	1	$18,713

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

Homewood at Martinsburg has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are winter weather, landslide, hurricane. The area has had 18 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is flood (6 declarations). 1,111 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $2,832,552 in public assistance recovery funding. $2,361,194 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 13 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.