Natural Disasters in Neeses, SC

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

87.7

Relatively Moderate

Expected Annual Loss

81.7

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

94.8

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

47.4

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

30

Public Assistance

$13.1M

Individual Assistance

$790K

Most Common Type

Hurricane

15 declarations

Public Assistance by Category

Total: $13.1M
DisasterTypeDatePA $IA $
Severe Winter Storm →Winter StormJan 2026——
Severe Storms and Flooding →FloodJan 2025$2.0M—
Tropical Storm Debby →Tropical StormSep 2024$465K—
Hurricane Helene →HurricaneSep 2024$504K$183K
Hurricane Debby →Tropical StormAug 2024——
Hurricane Idalia →HurricaneAug 2023——
Hurricane Ian →HurricaneNov 2022——
Hurricane Ian →HurricaneSep 2022——
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Straight-l… →Severe StormMay 2020$276K$245K
Covid-19 Pandemic →BiologicalMar 2020$3.0M$40K
Covid-19 →BiologicalMar 2020——
Hurricane Dorian →HurricaneSep 2019——
Hurricane Florence →HurricaneSep 2018$121K—
Hurricane Florence →HurricaneSep 2018——
Hurricane Irma →HurricaneOct 2017$18K—
Hurricane Irma →HurricaneSep 2017——
Hurricane Matthew →HurricaneOct 2016$2.3M$43K
Hurricane Matthew →HurricaneOct 2016——
Severe Storms and Flooding →FloodOct 2015$1.0M$279K
Severe Storms and Flooding →Severe StormOct 2015——

Showing 20 of 30 disasters

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

122

Total Claims Paid

$3,476,956

Avg Claim Payout

$28,500

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

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

12

Federal Funding

$419,508

Properties Protected

7

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

1.35

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project TypeProjectsFederal $
600.1: Warning Systems (as a Component of a Planned, Adopted, and Exercised Risk Reduction Plan)3$154,182
205.8: Retrofitting Public Structures - Wind3$103,668
601.2: Generators - Regular2$138,971
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan1$13,845
200.3: Acquisition of Public Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine1$0

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

Neeses has a relatively moderate overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are earthquake, hurricane, strong wind. The area has had 30 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (15 declarations). 122 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $13,090,968 in public assistance recovery funding. $789,891 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 12 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.