Natural Disasters in Estill, SC

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

64.8

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

50.9

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

94.6

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

27.4

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

25

Public Assistance

$3.7M

Individual Assistance

$2.4M

Most Common Type

Hurricane

13 declarations

Public Assistance by Category

DisasterTypeDatePA $IA $
Severe Winter Storm ā†’Winter StormJan 2026ā€”ā€”
Tropical Storm Debby ā†’Tropical StormSep 2024$304Kā€”
Hurricane Helene ā†’HurricaneSep 2024$380K$1.3M
Hurricane Helene ā†’Tropical StormSep 2024ā€”ā€”
Hurricane Debby ā†’Tropical StormAug 2024ā€”ā€”
Hurricane Idalia ā†’HurricaneAug 2023$16Kā€”
Hurricane Ian ā†’HurricaneNov 2022ā€”ā€”
Hurricane Ian ā†’HurricaneSep 2022ā€”ā€”
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Straight-lā€¦ ā†’Severe StormMay 2020$501K$907K
Covid-19 Pandemic ā†’BiologicalMar 2020$47K$99K
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line ā€¦ ā†’Severe StormMar 2020$413Kā€”
Covid-19 ā†’BiologicalMar 2020ā€”ā€”
Hurricane Dorian ā†’HurricaneSep 2019ā€”ā€”
Hurricane Florence ā†’HurricaneSep 2018ā€”ā€”
Hurricane Irma ā†’HurricaneOct 2017$114Kā€”
Hurricane Irma ā†’HurricaneSep 2017ā€”ā€”
Hurricane Matthew ā†’HurricaneOct 2016$1.5M$48K
Hurricane Matthew ā†’HurricaneOct 2016ā€”ā€”
Severe Storms and Flooding ā†’Severe StormOct 2015ā€”ā€”
Severe Winter Storm ā†’Severe Ice StormMar 2014$354Kā€”

Showing 20 of 28 disasters

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

20

Total Claims Paid

$248,712

Avg Claim Payout

$12,436

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

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

8

Federal Funding

$210,572

Properties Protected

3

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

4.23

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project TypeProjectsFederal $
205.8: Retrofitting Public Structures - Wind3$37,260
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan2$32,565
601.2: Generators - Regular2$53,225
601.1: Generators1$87,523

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

Estill has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are hurricane, earthquake, heat wave. The area has had 25 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (13 declarations). 20 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $3,704,410 in public assistance recovery funding. $2,370,704 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 8 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.