Natural Disasters in Plum, TX

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

58.0

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

55.1

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

59.8

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

55.7

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Hurricane80.6Drought73.7Tornado70.8

Hazard	Risk Score
Hurricane	80.6
Drought	73.7
Tornado	70.8
Cold Wave	67.8
Hail	65.8
Heat Wave	58.6
Lightning	54.4
Wildfire	49.7
Strong Wind	49.2
Winter Weather	42.9
Ice Storm	41.5
Landslide	29.4
Earthquake	22.1

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

Hurricane

Jul 2024

Most Common Type

Flood

6 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Jul 9, 2024	Hurricane	HURRICANE BERYL
Feb 19, 2021	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS
Feb 14, 2021	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Mar 25, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Aug 25, 2017	Hurricane	HURRICANE HARVEY
Jun 11, 2016	Flood	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Apr 25, 2016	Flood	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
May 29, 2015	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS AND FLOODING
Sep 9, 2011	Fire	WILDFIRES
Mar 14, 2008	Fire	WILDFIRES
Jan 11, 2006	Fire	EXTREME WILDFIRE THREAT
Sep 24, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE RITA
Sep 21, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE RITA
Sep 2, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION
Nov 22, 1999	Fire	JORDAN CREEK FIRE
Sep 1, 1999	Fire	EXTREME FIRE HAZARDS
Oct 21, 1998	Flood	TX-FLOODING 10/18/98
Aug 26, 1998	Severe Storm	TROPICAL STORM CHARLEY
Feb 23, 1996	Fire	EXTREME FIRE HAZARD

Showing 20 of 24 declarations

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

133

Total Claims Paid

$8,354,922

Avg Claim Payout

$62,819

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$2,186,996

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4332	Hurricane	23	$1,404,392
DR-4272	Flood	8	$310,646
DR-4223	Severe Storm(s)	12	$262,651
DR-4269	Flood	8	$155,257
DR-4485	Biological	1	$24,617
DR-4586	Winter Storm	2	$20,550
DR-1606	Hurricane	2	$8,882

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$320,162

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.68

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
601.1: Generators	5	$193,446
600.1: Warning Systems (as a Component of a Planned, Adopted, and Exercised Risk Reduction Plan)	1	$126,715
601.2: Generators - Regular	1	$0

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

Plum has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are hurricane, drought, tornado. The area has had 24 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is flood (6 declarations). 133 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $2,186,996 in public assistance recovery funding. 7 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.