Natural Disasters in Clear Lake, SD

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

6.9

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

15.0

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

10.6

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

70.1

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Wildfire69.9Ice Storm64.4Winter Weather53.8

Hazard	Risk Score
Wildfire	69.9
Ice Storm	64.4
Winter Weather	53.8
Hail	49.9
Cold Wave	46.7
Drought	38.0
Landslide	33.2
Tornado	32.4
Heat Wave	30.7
Strong Wind	17.6
Earthquake	6.3
Lightning	1.1

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

Winter Storm

Feb 2023

Most Common Type

Severe Storm

9 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Feb 27, 2023	Winter Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS AND SNOWSTORM
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
Sep 23, 2019	Flood	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Jun 7, 2019	Flood	SEVERE WINTER STORM, SNOWSTORM, AND FLOODING
Feb 1, 2017	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Aug 2, 2013	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
May 13, 2011	Flood	FLOODING
May 13, 2010	Flood	FLOODING
Mar 10, 2010	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
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
Jun 21, 1994	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Jul 19, 1993	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES & FLOODING

Showing 20 of 24 declarations

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$3,906,269

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

194

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-1620	Severe Storm(s)	13	$1,174,737
DR-4298	Severe Storm(s)	5	$735,003
DR-4440	Other	35	$580,656
DR-4689	Winter Storm	3	$429,531
DR-4137	Severe Storm(s)	25	$210,099
DR-1375	Flood	34	$186,791
DR-1915	Flood	38	$167,328
DR-4656	Severe Storm(s)	11	$165,119
DR-1984	Flood	24	$120,465
DR-4463	Flood	5	$74,217
DR-1887	Severe Storm(s)	1	$62,322

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$269,448

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.65

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
400.1: Utility Protective Measures (Electric, Gas, etc.)	3	$224,912
91.5: Local Multijurisdictional Multihazard Mitigation Plan - UPDATE	1	$11,985
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	1	$13,125
601.1: Generators	1	$19,426

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

Clear Lake has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are wildfire, ice storm, winter weather. The area has had 24 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (9 declarations). FEMA has obligated $3,906,269 in public assistance recovery funding. 6 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.