Natural Disasters in Bamberg, SC

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

46.5

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

32.1

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

94.1

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

37.6

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Hurricane89.1Hail88.9Earthquake79.3

Hazard	Risk Score
Hurricane	89.1
Hail	88.9
Earthquake	79.3
Strong Wind	59.0
Ice Storm	57.8
Drought	56.5
Wildfire	55.9
Heat Wave	50.5
Tornado	35.5
Lightning	34.2
Winter Weather	20.4
Cold Wave	14.5
Landslide	9.9

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

Winter Storm

Jan 2026

Most Common Type

Hurricane

13 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Jan 23, 2026	Winter Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Jan 10, 2025	Flood	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Sep 29, 2024	Tropical Storm	TROPICAL STORM DEBBY
Sep 29, 2024	Hurricane	HURRICANE HELENE
Aug 5, 2024	Tropical Storm	HURRICANE DEBBY
Aug 31, 2023	Hurricane	HURRICANE IDALIA
Nov 21, 2022	Hurricane	HURRICANE IAN
Sep 29, 2022	Hurricane	HURRICANE IAN
Mar 27, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 17, 2020	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Sep 1, 2019	Hurricane	HURRICANE DORIAN
Sep 10, 2018	Hurricane	HURRICANE FLORENCE
Oct 16, 2017	Hurricane	HURRICANE IRMA
Sep 7, 2017	Hurricane	HURRICANE IRMA
Oct 11, 2016	Hurricane	HURRICANE MATTHEW
Oct 6, 2016	Hurricane	HURRICANE MATTHEW
Oct 5, 2015	Flood	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Oct 3, 2015	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Mar 12, 2014	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM

Showing 20 of 27 declarations

Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

2,545

Total IA Distributed

$2,452,332

Repair/Replace

$1,083,133

Rental Assistance

$257,501

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-4829	1,739	$1,933,290	$1,234
DR-4241	537	$199,448	$465
DR-4286	226	$152,231	$874
DR-4492	25	$143,515	—
DR-4542	18	$23,848	$2,820

Individual and household assistance for homeowners and renters affected by federally declared disasters.

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

Total Claims Paid

$1,699,644

Avg Claim Payout

$51,504

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$6,356,146

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4166	Severe Ice Storm	11	$3,069,704
DR-4286	Hurricane	22	$1,567,606
DR-4829	Hurricane	8	$595,852
DR-4858	Severe Storm(s)	3	$286,313
DR-1509	Severe Ice Storm	9	$196,733
DR-4835	Tropical Storm	6	$192,900
DR-3597	Hurricane	1	$132,724
DR-4241	Flood	4	$117,336
DR-4346	Other	3	$111,195
DR-4479	Flood	1	$83,118
DR-1299	Hurricane	2	$2,665

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$121,800

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

2.19

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
601.1: Generators	2	$116,565
205.8: Retrofitting Public Structures - Wind	2	$5,235

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

Bamberg has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are hurricane, hail, earthquake. The area has had 27 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (13 declarations). 33 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $6,356,146 in public assistance recovery funding. $2,452,332 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 4 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.