Natural Disasters in Orleans, VT

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

36.8

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

41.8

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

37.7

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

79.8

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Landslide72.8Winter Weather70.8Hurricane67.3

Hazard	Risk Score
Landslide	72.8
Winter Weather	70.8
Hurricane	67.3
Avalanche	52.2
Ice Storm	49.0
Cold Wave	48.1
Lightning	47.4
Earthquake	46.7
Heat Wave	25.4
Strong Wind	22.7
Wildfire	18.9
Tornado	11.1
Hail	5.7

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

16 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Sep 26, 2024	Flood	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
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
Aug 2, 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 33 declarations

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

102

Total Claims Paid

$2,619,257

Avg Claim Payout

$25,679

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$23,152,591

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

461

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4720	Severe Storm(s)	90	$11,842,434
DR-4810	Severe Storm(s)	54	$3,879,108
DR-4022	Hurricane	82	$2,471,732
DR-4474	Severe Storm(s)	32	$1,724,555
DR-1995	Severe Storm(s)	93	$1,111,248
DR-4826	Other	4	$805,811
DR-4066	Severe Storm(s)	24	$513,654
DR-1559	Severe Storm(s)	41	$277,529
DR-4762	Other	2	$183,657
DR-4163	Severe Ice Storm	9	$159,765
DR-3167	Snow	18	$61,628
DR-1790	Severe Storm(s)	3	$54,523
DR-4695	Severe Storm(s)	2	$30,028
DR-4207	Severe Storm(s)	3	$25,156
DR-4532	Biological	2	$8,297

Showing top 15 of 16 disasters by spending

Orleans has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are landslide, winter weather, hurricane. The area has had 33 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (16 declarations). 102 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $23,152,591 in public assistance recovery funding.