Natural Disasters in Chancellor, SD

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

24.0

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

37.5

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

12.8

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

88.2

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Drought77.9Winter Weather72.0Hail67.3

Hazard	Risk Score
Drought	77.9
Winter Weather	72.0
Hail	67.3
Ice Storm	67.1
Tornado	64.3
Cold Wave	50.6
Wildfire	46.0
Landslide	27.3
Strong Wind	26.8
Heat Wave	19.3
Earthquake	16.1
Lightning	5.1

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

Flood

Aug 2024

Most Common Type

Flood

11 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Aug 15, 2024	Flood	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING
Jun 29, 2022	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORM, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Apr 5, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Nov 18, 2019	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Sep 23, 2019	Flood	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Jun 7, 2019	Flood	SEVERE WINTER STORM, SNOWSTORM, AND FLOODING
Jul 28, 2014	Flood	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
May 10, 2013	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM
Sep 23, 2010	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
May 13, 2010	Flood	FLOODING
Mar 10, 2010	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Mar 9, 2010	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM
Jul 9, 2008	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Sep 10, 2005	Coastal Storm	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION
Jul 20, 2004	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
May 17, 2001	Flood	SEVERE WINTER STORMS, FLOODING, AND ICE JAMS
Apr 7, 1997	Flood	SEVERE FLOODING, SEVER WINTER STORMS,HEAVY RAINS HIGH WINDS
Feb 28, 1997	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Jan 10, 1997	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS

Showing 20 of 26 declarations

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

Total Claims Paid

$1,051,522

Avg Claim Payout

$40,443

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$5,068,076

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

272

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4440	Other	56	$2,131,636
DR-4807	Flood	52	$2,002,090
DR-1915	Flood	37	$196,808
DR-4186	Flood	13	$156,106
DR-4463	Flood	14	$143,756
DR-1886	Severe Storm(s)	24	$92,966
DR-1531	Severe Storm(s)	14	$69,090
DR-1938	Severe Storm(s)	16	$61,122
DR-4656	Severe Storm(s)	5	$57,585
DR-1375	Flood	20	$55,861
DR-4469	Severe Storm(s)	2	$53,517
DR-1774	Severe Storm(s)	16	$36,465
DR-4115	Severe Storm(s)	3	$11,075

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$344,888

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.32

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
601.2: Generators - Regular	3	$59,816
91.5: Local Multijurisdictional Multihazard Mitigation Plan - UPDATE	2	$18,337
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	1	$11,259
904.1: Advanced Assistance	1	$15,354
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine	1	$240,122

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

Chancellor has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are drought, winter weather, hail. The area has had 26 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is flood (11 declarations). 26 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $5,068,076 in public assistance recovery funding. 8 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.