Natural Disasters in Gordonsville, VA

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

25.6

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

39.3

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

12.2

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

42.7

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Drought82.1Hurricane76.9Earthquake61.9

Hazard	Risk Score
Drought	82.1
Hurricane	76.9
Earthquake	61.9
Strong Wind	46.2
Heat Wave	42.7
Lightning	40.0
Hail	37.9
Landslide	33.6
Wildfire	30.6
Winter Weather	27.6
Tornado	25.4
Ice Storm	22.2
Cold Wave	8.9

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

Severe Storm

Mar 2022

Most Common Type

Severe Storm

6 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Mar 11, 2022	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM
Apr 2, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Sep 11, 2018	Hurricane	HURRICANE FLORENCE
Oct 29, 2012	Hurricane	HURRICANE SANDY
Jul 27, 2012	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS
Nov 4, 2011	Earthquake	EARTHQUAKE
Apr 27, 2010	Snowstorm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS AND SNOWSTORMS
Feb 16, 2010	Snowstorm	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM
Sep 12, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION
Sep 18, 2003	Hurricane	HURRICANE ISABEL
Mar 27, 2003	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM, RECORD/NEAR RECORD SNOWFALL, HEAVY RAIN,FLOODIND, AND MUDSLIDE
Feb 28, 2000	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS
Sep 6, 1996	Hurricane	HURRICANE FRAN AND ASSOCIATED SEVERE STORM COND
Jan 13, 1996	Snowstorm	BLIZZARD OF 96 (SEVERE SNOW STORM)
Jul 1, 1995	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Apr 11, 1994	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER ICE STORM
Mar 25, 1993	Snowstorm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Jul 23, 1977	Drought	DROUGHT
Oct 10, 1972	Flood	SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING

Showing 20 of 21 declarations

Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

618

Total IA Distributed

$798,723

Repair/Replace

$670,763

Rental Assistance

$28,459

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-4831	2	N/A	—
DR-4042	548	$674,374	$1,256
DR-4512	18	$92,206	—
DR-1491	50	$32,143	$1,631

Individual and household assistance for homeowners and renters affected by federally declared disasters.

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

Total Claims Paid

$279,047

Avg Claim Payout

$13,952

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$443,661

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4042	Earthquake	1	$433,603
DR-4644	Winter Storm	2	$8,558
DR-1905	Snow	2	$1,500

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$28,275

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.00

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
602.1: Other Equipment Purchase and Installation; 800.1: Miscellaneous	1	$0
600.1: Warning Systems (as a Component of a Planned, Adopted, and Exercised Risk Reduction Plan)	1	$28,275

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

Gordonsville has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are drought, hurricane, earthquake. The area has had 21 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (6 declarations). 20 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $443,661 in public assistance recovery funding. $798,723 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 2 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.