Natural Disasters in Pleasant Valley Colony, SD

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

26.9

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

30.0

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

40.6

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

59.6

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Ice Storm93.0Winter Weather77.3Hail70.8

Hazard	Risk Score
Ice Storm	93.0
Winter Weather	77.3
Hail	70.8
Tornado	62.9
Drought	62.5
Wildfire	54.0
Cold Wave	47.4
Strong Wind	44.9
Heat Wave	34.6
Landslide	23.8
Earthquake	12.5
Lightning	4.6

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

9 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
Jun 7, 2019	Flood	SEVERE WINTER STORM, SNOWSTORM, AND FLOODING
May 13, 2011	Flood	FLOODING
Nov 2, 2010	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
May 13, 2010	Flood	FLOODING
Jul 9, 2008	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
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
Feb 28, 1997	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Jan 10, 1997	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
May 26, 1995	Flood	FLOODING
Jul 19, 1993	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES & FLOODING
Jul 2, 1992	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES & FLOODING
Jul 19, 1984	Flood	SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING
Jun 17, 1976	Drought	DROUGHT

Showing 20 of 21 declarations

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

Total Claims Paid

$759,863

Avg Claim Payout

$12,879

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$10,484,299

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

224

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4440	Other	29	$5,275,756
DR-4656	Severe Storm(s)	15	$3,331,174
DR-4469	Severe Storm(s)	33	$670,444
DR-4115	Severe Storm(s)	1	$417,064
DR-1947	Severe Storm(s)	44	$226,081
DR-1774	Severe Storm(s)	28	$198,968
DR-1984	Flood	43	$171,142
DR-1375	Flood	20	$52,885
DR-4689	Winter Storm	2	$43,877
DR-4807	Flood	2	$42,754
DR-1620	Severe Storm(s)	1	$34,645
DR-1915	Flood	6	$19,509

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$693,227

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

1.24

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
400.1: Utility Protective Measures (Electric, Gas, etc.)	3	$324,521
206.2: Safe Room (Tornado and Severe Wind Shelter) - Public Structures	2	$296,170
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	2	$23,063
91.5: Local Multijurisdictional Multihazard Mitigation Plan - UPDATE	1	$11,936
301.1: Shoreline Stabilization (Riprap, etc.)	1	$37,537

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

Pleasant Valley Colony has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are ice storm, winter weather, hail. The area has had 21 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is flood (9 declarations). 59 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $10,484,299 in public assistance recovery funding. 9 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.