Natural Disasters in East Dorset, VT

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

52.3

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

58.4

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

27.4

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

72.4

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Cold Wave83.4Landslide80.0Hurricane71.9

Hazard	Risk Score
Cold Wave	83.4
Landslide	80.0
Hurricane	71.9
Avalanche	67.4
Lightning	52.7
Ice Storm	50.4
Earthquake	45.5
Winter Weather	44.6
Hail	28.3
Heat Wave	27.0
Tornado	20.9
Wildfire	20.1
Strong Wind	18.4

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

Tropical Storm

Aug 2024

Most Common Type

Flood

7 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Aug 8, 2024	Tropical Storm	TROPICAL DEPRESSION DEBBY
Jul 14, 2023	Flood	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
Jul 10, 2023	Flood	FLOODING
Sep 29, 2021	Flood	SEVERE STORM AND FLOODING
Aug 22, 2021	Hurricane	TROPICAL STORM HENRI
Apr 8, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Jun 14, 2019	Flood	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Aug 16, 2017	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Sep 1, 2011	Hurricane	TROPICAL STORM IRENE
Aug 29, 2011	Hurricane	HURRICANE IRENE
Jan 14, 2009	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
May 4, 2007	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Sep 12, 2003	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Apr 10, 2001	Snowstorm	SNOW
Jan 18, 2001	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Jul 27, 2000	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Nov 10, 1999	Severe Storm	TROPICAL STORM FLOYD
Feb 13, 1996	Flood	ICE JAMS AND FLOODING
Aug 5, 1976	Flood	SEVERE STORMS, HIGH WINDS & FLOODING

Showing 20 of 21 declarations

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

112

Total Claims Paid

$1,533,130

Avg Claim Payout

$13,689

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$9,453,472

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

218

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4022	Hurricane	144	$6,103,778
DR-4621	Flood	20	$1,397,161
DR-4532	Biological	9	$990,011
DR-4720	Severe Storm(s)	20	$660,797
DR-4445	Severe Storm(s)	8	$130,266
DR-3167	Snow	12	$82,264
DR-4330	Flood	3	$70,865
DR-1816	Severe Ice Storm	2	$18,329

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$2,612,181

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

1.52

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
403.1: Stormwater Management - Culverts	8	$81,567
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine	4	$2,393,949
601.2: Generators - Regular	2	$38,780
90.4: Mitigation Plan - Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	1	$12,400
100.1: Public Awareness and Education (Brochures, Workshops, Videos, etc.)	1	$0

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

East Dorset has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are cold wave, landslide, hurricane. The area has had 21 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is flood (7 declarations). 112 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $9,453,472 in public assistance recovery funding. 19 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.