Natural Disasters in Wagner, SD

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

48.5

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

45.9

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

61.0

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

51.8

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Cold Wave87.2Drought85.1Winter Weather84.5

Hazard	Risk Score
Cold Wave	87.2
Drought	85.1
Winter Weather	84.5
Wildfire	76.9
Hail	76.7
Ice Storm	76.0
Tornado	55.3
Strong Wind	30.6
Lightning	28.7
Earthquake	27.7
Heat Wave	26.8
Landslide	17.2

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

Flood

Aug 2024

Most Common Type

Flood

7 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Aug 15, 2024	Flood	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, 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
May 13, 2010	Flood	FLOODING
Jul 9, 2008	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Dec 20, 2005	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Sep 10, 2005	Coastal Storm	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION
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 19, 1984	Flood	SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING
Jun 17, 1976	Drought	DROUGHT

Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

109

Total IA Distributed

$154,853

Repair/Replace

$89,567

Rental Assistance

$29,808

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-4527	3	N/A	—
DR-4440	52	$92,862	$3,073
DR-4469	44	$47,219	$2,250
DR-1984	10	$14,772	$1,874

Individual and household assistance for homeowners and renters affected by federally declared disasters.

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

Total Claims Paid

$504,260

Avg Claim Payout

$45,842

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$7,371,510

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

304

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4440	Other	59	$2,616,329
DR-4469	Severe Storm(s)	25	$1,790,797
DR-1620	Severe Storm(s)	12	$1,021,344
DR-4807	Flood	31	$847,535
DR-1915	Flood	112	$615,538
DR-1984	Flood	28	$340,208
DR-1774	Severe Storm(s)	35	$131,925
DR-1702	Severe Storm(s)	2	$7,834

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$1,333,465

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

1.09

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine	6	$510,866
401.1: Water and Sanitary Sewer System Protective Measures	3	$94,000
400.1: Utility Protective Measures (Electric, Gas, etc.)	3	$194,721
403.1: Stormwater Management - Culverts	2	$188,282
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	2	$13,969

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

Wagner has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are cold wave, drought, winter weather. The area has had 17 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is flood (7 declarations). 11 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $7,371,510 in public assistance recovery funding. $154,853 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 21 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.