Natural Disasters in Grover, SC

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

93.7

Relatively Moderate

Expected Annual Loss

95.1

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

16.0

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

57.4

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Earthquake97.9Hurricane97.9Ice Storm83.4

Hazard	Risk Score
Earthquake	97.9
Hurricane	97.9
Ice Storm	83.4
Lightning	82.7
Wildfire	79.0
Tornado	74.8
Heat Wave	69.2
Winter Weather	68.0
Cold Wave	67.9
Coastal Flood	59.2
Hail	45.7
Drought	27.7
Strong Wind	18.7
Landslide	14.0

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

15 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Jan 23, 2026	Winter Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Sep 29, 2024	Tropical Storm	TROPICAL STORM DEBBY
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 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Sep 30, 2019	Hurricane	HURRICANE DORIAN
Sep 1, 2019	Hurricane	HURRICANE DORIAN
Sep 16, 2018	Hurricane	HURRICANE FLORENCE
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
Feb 12, 2014	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM

Showing 20 of 25 declarations

Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

672

Total IA Distributed

$537,501

Repair/Replace

$244,976

Rental Assistance

$181,125

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-4829	8	N/A	—
DR-4241	460	$281,732	$453
DR-4286	194	$193,799	$892
DR-4492	10	$61,970	—

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

779

Total Claims Paid

$16,848,166

Avg Claim Payout

$21,628

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$8,630,493

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

106

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4166	Severe Ice Storm	14	$3,284,383
DR-4241	Flood	33	$2,146,371
DR-4464	Hurricane	11	$935,578
DR-4286	Hurricane	14	$780,694
DR-4394	Hurricane	5	$374,846
DR-1299	Hurricane	8	$330,457
DR-3597	Hurricane	2	$219,302
DR-4835	Tropical Storm	10	$184,769
DR-4677	Hurricane	2	$149,144
DR-4492	Biological	4	$126,639
DR-4346	Other	3	$98,309

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$12,937,899

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

2.04

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
601.1: Generators	5	$77,366
400.1: Utility Protective Measures (Electric, Gas, etc.)	5	$8,727,838
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine	4	$503,273
601.2: Generators - Regular	2	$3,482,062
205.8: Retrofitting Public Structures - Wind	2	$77,361

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

Grover has a relatively moderate overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are earthquake, hurricane, ice storm. The area has had 25 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (15 declarations). 779 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $8,630,493 in public assistance recovery funding. $537,501 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 23 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.