Natural Disasters in Alpena, SD

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

9.5

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

9.9

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

50.4

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

64.0

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Wildfire72.7Cold Wave69.1Drought63.3

Hazard	Risk Score
Wildfire	72.7
Cold Wave	69.1
Drought	63.3
Ice Storm	63.2
Hail	47.2
Winter Weather	40.5
Landslide	30.3
Tornado	21.8
Strong Wind	13.2
Earthquake	10.0
Heat Wave	7.6
Lightning	2.9

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

Biological

Apr 2020

Most Common Type

Flood

8 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Apr 5, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Jun 7, 2019	Flood	SEVERE WINTER STORM, SNOWSTORM, AND FLOODING
Jul 30, 2015	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING
Jul 28, 2014	Flood	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
May 13, 2011	Flood	FLOODING
Sep 23, 2010	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
May 13, 2010	Flood	FLOODING
Mar 10, 2010	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
May 22, 2007	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Dec 20, 2005	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Sep 10, 2005	Coastal Storm	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION
May 17, 2001	Flood	SEVERE WINTER STORMS, FLOODING, AND ICE JAMS
Apr 7, 1997	Flood	SEVERE FLOODING, SEVER WINTER STORMS,HEAVY RAINS HIGH WINDS
Jan 10, 1997	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
Jan 5, 1996	Snowstorm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
May 26, 1995	Flood	FLOODING
Mar 14, 1995	Snowstorm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS
Jul 19, 1993	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES & FLOODING
May 3, 1986	Flood	SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING

Showing 20 of 21 declarations

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$1,543,953

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

245

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4186	Flood	10	$440,093
DR-1915	Flood	75	$303,746
DR-4440	Other	16	$286,260
DR-1938	Severe Storm(s)	43	$210,417
DR-1702	Severe Storm(s)	40	$136,797
DR-1984	Flood	40	$108,819
DR-1375	Flood	10	$31,611
DR-1620	Severe Storm(s)	8	$21,712
DR-4233	Severe Storm(s)	3	$4,498

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$182,123

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.51

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	2	$15,000
400.1: Utility Protective Measures (Electric, Gas, etc.)	1	$29,682
601.1: Generators	1	$29,065
600.1: Warning Systems (as a Component of a Planned, Adopted, and Exercised Risk Reduction Plan)	1	$13,926
403.2: Stormwater Management - Diversions; 403.4: Stormwater Management - Detention/Retention Basins	1	$72,386

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

Alpena has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are wildfire, cold wave, drought. The area has had 21 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is flood (8 declarations). FEMA has obligated $1,543,953 in public assistance recovery funding. 9 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.