Natural Disasters in Hemingway, SC

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

82.1

Relatively Moderate

Expected Annual Loss

72.6

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

90.6

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

21.3

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Hurricane95.2Earthquake91.8Wildfire87.2

Hazard	Risk Score
Hurricane	95.2
Earthquake	91.8
Wildfire	87.2
Strong Wind	81.8
Heat Wave	75.8
Ice Storm	75.2
Lightning	74.2
Cold Wave	65.8
Hail	50.8
Drought	45.7
Tornado	44.5
Winter Weather	39.6
Coastal Flood	23.0
Landslide	20.0

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

17 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Jan 23, 2026	Winter Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
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 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 29 declarations

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

118

Total Claims Paid

$3,355,702

Avg Claim Payout

$28,438

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$23,010,660

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

128

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4241	Flood	26	$10,943,339
DR-4166	Severe Ice Storm	26	$8,028,116
DR-4286	Hurricane	17	$2,035,815
DR-1299	Hurricane	16	$561,914
DR-4394	Hurricane	5	$514,857
DR-1509	Severe Ice Storm	20	$294,869
DR-4346	Other	2	$220,391
DR-4677	Hurricane	2	$133,608
DR-1313	Severe Storm(s)	1	$116,242
DR-4492	Biological	2	$70,749
DR-1547	Severe Storm(s)	9	$56,416
DR-4464	Hurricane	2	$34,344

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$2,244,762

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.97

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
100.1: Public Awareness and Education (Brochures, Workshops, Videos, etc.)	3	$76,288
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	1	$33,970
205.8: Retrofitting Public Structures - Wind	1	$6,056
95.2: Planning Related Activities	1	$0
103.1: Feasibility, Engineering and Design Studies; 403.1: Stormwater Management - Culverts	1	$0

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

Hemingway has a relatively moderate overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are hurricane, earthquake, wildfire. The area has had 29 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (17 declarations). 118 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $23,010,660 in public assistance recovery funding. 13 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.