Natural Disasters in Seven Oaks, SC

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

90.9

Relatively Moderate

Expected Annual Loss

91.4

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

22.4

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

46.2

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

24

Public Assistance

$9.9M

Individual Assistance

$22.3M

Most Common Type

Hurricane

13 declarations

DisasterTypeDatePA $IA $
Severe Winter StormWinter StormJan 2026
Hurricane HeleneHurricaneSep 2024$1.8M$1.0M
Hurricane DebbyTropical StormAug 2024
Hurricane IdaliaHurricaneAug 2023
Hurricane IanHurricaneNov 2022
Hurricane IanHurricaneSep 2022
Covid-19 PandemicBiologicalMar 2020$1.0M$7.9M
Covid-19 BiologicalMar 2020
Hurricane Dorian HurricaneSep 2019
Hurricane FlorenceHurricaneSep 2018
Hurricane IrmaHurricaneOct 2017$6K
Hurricane IrmaHurricaneSep 2017
Hurricane MatthewHurricaneOct 2016
Severe Storms and FloodingFloodOct 2015$6.6M$13.4M
Severe Storms and FloodingSevere StormOct 2015
Severe Winter StormSevere Ice StormMar 2014$110K
Severe Winter StormSevere Ice StormFeb 2014
Hurricane Katrina EvacuationHurricaneSep 2005$23K
Tropical Storm FrancesHurricaneOct 2004$2K
Severe Ice StormSevere Ice StormFeb 2004$228K

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

691

Total Claims Paid

$14,232,078

Avg Claim Payout

$20,596

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

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

18

Federal Funding

$1,103,945

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

1.71

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project TypeProjectsFederal $
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine3$0
700.1: Management Costs - Salaries; 700.3: Management Costs - Office Space Rental; 700.4: Management Costs - Supplies2$99,442
600.1: Warning Systems (as a Component of a Planned, Adopted, and Exercised Risk Reduction Plan)2$401,589
601.2: Generators - Regular2$435,181
601.1: Generators2$0

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

Seven Oaks has a relatively moderate overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are tornado, ice storm, strong wind. The area has had 24 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (13 declarations). 691 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $9,906,697 in public assistance recovery funding. $22,322,959 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 18 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.