Natural Disasters in Hillcrest Colony, SD

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

4.5

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

9.7

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

10.6

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

61.2

Score (0-100)

Scores range from 0 (lowest risk) to 100 (highest risk) relative to all U.S. communities. Data from FEMA National Risk Index.

Disaster History & Federal Spending

Source: FEMA

Total Declarations

Public Assistance

$2.5M

Individual Assistance

$82K

Most Common Type

Flood

9 declarations

Disaster	Type	Date	PA $	IA $
Flooding →	Flood	Jul 2023	$168K	—
Severe Winter Storms and Snowstorm →	Winter Storm	Feb 2023	—	—
Covid-19 Pandemic →	Biological	Apr 2020	—	—
Covid-19 →	Biological	Mar 2020	—	—
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding →	Severe Storm	Nov 2019	$135K	—
Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, and Flooding →	Flood	Jun 2019	$569K	—
Severe Winter Storm →	Severe Storm	Feb 2017	—	—
Flooding →	Flood	May 2011	$770K	—
Flooding →	Flood	May 2010	$382K	—
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding →	Severe Storm	May 2007	$129K	$82K
Severe Winter Storm →	Severe Storm	Dec 2005	$46K	—
Hurricane Katrina Evacuation →	Coastal Storm	Sep 2005	—	—
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Ice Jams →	Flood	May 2001	$270K	—
Flooding, Severe Storms, Tornadoes →	Flood	Jun 1998	—	—
Severe Flooding, Sever Winter Storms,heavy Rains High Winds →	Flood	Apr 1997	—	—
Severe Winter Storms and Blizzard Conditions →	Severe Storm	Jan 1997	—	—
Severe Winter Storm →	Snowstorm	Jan 1996	—	—
Flooding →	Flood	May 1995	—	—
Severe Storms and Flooding →	Severe Storm	Jun 1994	—	—
Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding →	Severe Storm	Jul 1993	—	—

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PA = FEMA Public Assistance (infrastructure recovery). IA = Individual Assistance (homeowner/renter aid).

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

Total Claims Paid

$192,538

Avg Claim Payout

$12,836

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

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$547,660

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

1.21

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
400.1: Utility Protective Measures (Electric, Gas, etc.)	13	$516,286
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	2	$18,272
91.5: Local Multijurisdictional Multihazard Mitigation Plan - UPDATE	1	$13,103

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

Hillcrest Colony has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are cold wave, hail, wildfire. The area has had 22 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is flood (9 declarations). 15 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $2,470,093 in public assistance recovery funding. $82,211 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 16 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.