Natural Disasters in Estelline, SD

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

10.0

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

22.0

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

10.6

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

64.4

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Ice Storm60.5Hail56.4Cold Wave50.2

Hazard	Risk Score
Ice Storm	60.5
Hail	56.4
Cold Wave	50.2
Winter Weather	48.9
Wildfire	47.4
Strong Wind	44.5
Drought	40.3
Tornado	34.8
Heat Wave	26.7
Landslide	18.6
Earthquake	8.3
Lightning	2.2

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

Flood

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
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
Jul 19, 1993	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES & FLOODING
Jul 2, 1992	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES & FLOODING
May 3, 1986	Flood	SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING

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Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

347

Total Claims Paid

$4,450,671

Avg Claim Payout

$12,826

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$2,725,341

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

205

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4440	Other	33	$957,993
DR-1984	Flood	67	$947,390
DR-4656	Severe Storm(s)	8	$277,131
DR-1915	Flood	39	$223,527
DR-1375	Flood	37	$153,118
DR-4137	Severe Storm(s)	16	$86,604
DR-1620	Severe Storm(s)	4	$75,063
DR-4463	Flood	1	$4,514

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$1,999,344

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.47

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
601.1: Generators	4	$356,830
400.1: Utility Protective Measures (Electric, Gas, etc.)	3	$747,649
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	2	$19,523
600.1: Warning Systems (as a Component of a Planned, Adopted, and Exercised Risk Reduction Plan)	2	$16,851
200.5: Acquisition of Vacant Land	1	$757,714

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

Estelline has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are ice storm, hail, cold wave. The area has had 22 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is flood (9 declarations). 347 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $2,725,341 in public assistance recovery funding. 14 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.