Natural Disasters in Snowville, UT

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

55.9

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

73.4

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

10.6

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

93.1

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Wildfire95.4Earthquake93.3Avalanche83.0

Hazard	Risk Score
Wildfire	95.4
Earthquake	93.3
Avalanche	83.0
Winter Weather	72.7
Strong Wind	66.5
Lightning	61.6
Drought	60.6
Landslide	46.9
Heat Wave	43.8
Cold Wave	21.9
Ice Storm	13.9
Tornado	12.6
Volcanic Activity	10.1
Hail	7.8

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

Biological

Apr 2020

Most Common Type

Flood

5 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Apr 4, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Apr 21, 2017	Flood	SEVERE WINTER STORMS AND FLOODING
Aug 8, 2011	Flood	FLOODING
Sep 5, 2005	Coastal Storm	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION
Aug 1, 2005	Flood	FLOODING AND LANDSLIDES
Aug 17, 1984	Flood	SEVERE STORMS, MUDSLIDES, LANDSLIDES & FLOODING
Apr 30, 1983	Flood	SEVERE STORMS, LANDSLIDES & FLOODING
Jan 20, 1977	Drought	DROUGHT

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

Total Claims Paid

$292,350

Avg Claim Payout

$16,242

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$950,709

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4311	Flood	22	$728,947
DR-1598	Flood	30	$135,816
DR-4011	Flood	3	$85,946

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$2,542,998

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

1.97

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
601.2: Generators - Regular	2	$1,237,454
403.1: Stormwater Management - Culverts	2	$399,758
205.6: Structural Retrofitting/Rehabilitating Public Structures - Seismic	2	$830,787
904.2: Advance Assistance (FMA and PDMC)	1	$75,000
403.8: Floodwater and Mudflow diversions - post-wildfire	1	$0

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

Snowville has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are wildfire, earthquake, avalanche. The area has had 9 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is flood (5 declarations). 18 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $950,709 in public assistance recovery funding. 8 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.