Natural Disasters in Gettysburg, 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

14.3

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

24.7

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

59.2

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Cold Wave70.5Wildfire56.6Winter Weather56.4

Hazard	Risk Score
Cold Wave	70.5
Wildfire	56.6
Winter Weather	56.4
Hail	45.8
Drought	43.4
Ice Storm	31.3
Tornado	17.9
Strong Wind	13.1
Heat Wave	10.9
Earthquake	8.2
Landslide	4.4
Lightning	3.9

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

Flood

Jul 2023

Most Common Type

Flood

6 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Jul 6, 2023	Flood	FLOODING
Feb 27, 2023	Winter Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS AND SNOWSTORM
Apr 5, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Jun 7, 2019	Flood	SEVERE WINTER STORM, SNOWSTORM, AND FLOODING
May 13, 2011	Flood	FLOODING
Mar 10, 2010	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Sep 10, 2005	Coastal Storm	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION
Jul 22, 2005	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORM
Apr 7, 1997	Flood	SEVERE FLOODING, SEVER WINTER STORMS,HEAVY RAINS HIGH WINDS
Jan 10, 1997	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
May 26, 1995	Flood	FLOODING
Mar 14, 1995	Snowstorm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS
Jun 21, 1994	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
May 3, 1986	Flood	SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING
Jun 17, 1976	Drought	DROUGHT

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$280,672

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4718	Flood	3	$163,674
DR-1596	Severe Storm(s)	8	$44,546
DR-1984	Flood	6	$38,493
DR-4440	Other	1	$22,154
DR-1887	Severe Storm(s)	5	$11,805

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$28,388

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.00

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	2	$17,138
91.3: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan - UPDATE	1	$11,250

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

Gettysburg has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are cold wave, wildfire, winter weather. The area has had 16 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is flood (6 declarations). FEMA has obligated $280,672 in public assistance recovery funding. 3 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.