Natural Disasters in Johnson, VT

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

18.3

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

37.1

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

10.6

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

82.1

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Winter Weather79.1Landslide74.9Hurricane61.6

Hazard	Risk Score
Winter Weather	79.1
Landslide	74.9
Hurricane	61.6
Avalanche	56.1
Earthquake	40.5
Ice Storm	39.9
Lightning	39.7
Cold Wave	27.2
Heat Wave	21.7
Strong Wind	18.2
Wildfire	14.0
Tornado	10.0
Hail	4.8

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

Flood

Sep 2024

Most Common Type

Severe Storm

19 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Sep 11, 2024	Flood	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Aug 20, 2024	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORM, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
Aug 8, 2024	Tropical Storm	TROPICAL DEPRESSION DEBBY
Apr 19, 2024	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Mar 2, 2024	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORM AND FLOODING
Jul 14, 2023	Flood	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
Jul 10, 2023	Flood	FLOODING
Mar 20, 2023	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORM AND FLOODING
Aug 22, 2021	Hurricane	TROPICAL STORM HENRI
Apr 8, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Jan 17, 2020	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORM AND FLOODING
Jul 30, 2018	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORM AND FLOODING
Jan 2, 2018	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORM AND FLOODING
Feb 3, 2015	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Jun 11, 2014	Flood	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Jan 29, 2014	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS
Jun 13, 2013	Flood	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Jun 22, 2012	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORM, TORNADO, AND FLOODING
Sep 1, 2011	Hurricane	TROPICAL STORM IRENE

Showing 20 of 38 declarations

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

174

Total Claims Paid

$5,644,438

Avg Claim Payout

$32,439

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$43,387,431

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

554

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4474	Severe Storm(s)	57	$7,609,315
DR-4720	Severe Storm(s)	112	$7,486,183
DR-4163	Severe Ice Storm	6	$4,460,624
DR-4770	Severe Storm(s)	3	$4,258,116
DR-4695	Severe Storm(s)	12	$2,923,722
DR-4356	Severe Storm(s)	14	$2,569,800
DR-4810	Severe Storm(s)	42	$2,339,934
DR-4207	Severe Storm(s)	3	$2,202,073
DR-4762	Other	10	$1,772,764
DR-4022	Hurricane	49	$1,541,747
DR-4816	Severe Storm(s)	17	$1,523,150
DR-1951	Severe Storm(s)	17	$1,264,581
DR-4380	Severe Storm(s)	7	$1,262,752
DR-1995	Severe Storm(s)	105	$992,904
DR-1784	Severe Storm(s)	9	$319,731

Showing top 15 of 20 disasters by spending

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$4,136,307

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

1.04

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
403.1: Stormwater Management - Culverts	7	$685,838
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine	7	$1,295,548
91.5: Local Multijurisdictional Multihazard Mitigation Plan - UPDATE	2	$22,567
402.1: Infrastructure Protective Measures (Roads and Bridges)	2	$650,133
100.1: Public Awareness and Education (Brochures, Workshops, Videos, etc.)	2	$0

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

Johnson has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are winter weather, landslide, hurricane. The area has had 38 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (19 declarations). 174 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $43,387,431 in public assistance recovery funding. 29 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.