Natural Disasters in Woonsocket, SD

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

3.6

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

7.5

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

10.6

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

64.8

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Wildfire67.0Drought63.3Ice Storm53.0

Hazard	Risk Score
Wildfire	67.0
Drought	63.3
Ice Storm	53.0
Hail	40.6
Winter Weather	37.7
Cold Wave	26.9
Tornado	26.8
Landslide	17.7
Heat Wave	12.9
Strong Wind	12.7
Earthquake	12.2
Lightning	1.3

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

10 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
Sep 23, 2019	Flood	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Jun 7, 2019	Flood	SEVERE WINTER STORM, SNOWSTORM, AND FLOODING
May 13, 2011	Flood	FLOODING
Sep 23, 2010	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
May 13, 2010	Flood	FLOODING
May 22, 2007	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND 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
Jun 21, 1994	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Jul 19, 1993	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES & FLOODING
May 3, 1986	Flood	SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING

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Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

Total IA Distributed

$10,853

Repair/Replace

$984

Rental Assistance

$499

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-4527	2	$9,000	—
DR-1702	7	$1,853	$834

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

Total Claims Paid

$43,055

Avg Claim Payout

$3,914

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$2,817,869

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

309

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4440	Other	33	$1,064,165
DR-1915	Flood	61	$557,407
DR-1984	Flood	70	$402,439
DR-1938	Severe Storm(s)	35	$189,390
DR-1375	Flood	52	$152,846
DR-4463	Flood	5	$135,427
DR-4469	Severe Storm(s)	11	$130,750
DR-1702	Severe Storm(s)	27	$95,085
DR-4807	Flood	5	$63,845
DR-1620	Severe Storm(s)	10	$26,515

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$485,989

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.96

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
400.1: Utility Protective Measures (Electric, Gas, etc.)	5	$471,964
91.5: Local Multijurisdictional Multihazard Mitigation Plan - UPDATE	1	$7,500
403.2: Stormwater Management - Diversions	1	$0
403.1: Stormwater Management - Culverts	1	$0
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	1	$6,525

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

Woonsocket has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are wildfire, drought, ice storm. The area has had 22 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is flood (10 declarations). 11 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $2,817,869 in public assistance recovery funding. $10,853 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 9 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.