Natural Disasters in Cucumber, WV

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

76.7

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

61.5

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

96.3

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

4.1

Score (0-100)

Scores range from 0 (lowest risk) to 100 (highest risk) relative to all U.S. communities. Data from FEMA National Risk Index.

Disaster History & Federal Spending

Source: FEMA

Total Declarations

Public Assistance

$8.9M

Individual Assistance

$7.1M

Most Common Type

Severe Storm

12 declarations

Disaster	Type	Date	PA $	IA $
Severe Winter Storm →	Winter Storm	Jan 2026	—	—
Severe Storm, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides →	Severe Storm	Feb 2025	$6.1M	$6.2M
Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides →	Flood	Nov 2022	$2.1M	—
Covid-19 Pandemic →	Biological	Apr 2020	$18K	$6K
Covid-19 →	Biological	Mar 2020	—	—
Severe Winter Storm, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides →	Severe Storm	Mar 2015	$70K	—
Hurricane Sandy →	Hurricane	Oct 2012	—	—
Severe Storms and Straight-line Winds →	Severe Storm	Jul 2012	$69K	$6K
Severe Storms →	Severe Storm	Jun 2012	—	—
Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides →	Flood	Jun 2010	$194K	$178K
Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm →	Snowstorm	Mar 2010	—	—
Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides →	Severe Storm	May 2009	$174K	$98K
Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides →	Severe Storm	May 2007	—	—
Hurricane Katrina Evacuation →	Hurricane	Sep 2005	—	—
Severe Storms, Flooding, and Landslides →	Severe Storm	Jun 2004	—	$102K
Severe Storms, Flooding, and Landslides →	Severe Storm	Nov 2003	$71K	$314K
Severe Storms, Flooding, and Landslides →	Severe Storm	Jun 2003	—	$17K
Severe Winter Storm, Record/near Record Snow, Heavy Rains, Flooding and Landslides →	Severe Storm	Mar 2003	—	$68K
Severe Storms, Flooding and Landslides →	Severe Storm	May 2002	—	—
Wv - Southeast Fire Complex - 11/16/2001 →	Fire	Nov 2001	—	—

Showing 20 of 32 disasters

PA = FEMA Public Assistance (infrastructure recovery). IA = Individual Assistance (homeowner/renter aid).

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

1,049

Total Claims Paid

$9,671,416

Avg Claim Payout

$9,220

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

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$6,855,349

Properties Protected

203

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

2.13

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine	12	$6,545,223
200.3: Acquisition of Public Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine	2	$224,826
600.1: Warning Systems (as a Component of a Planned, Adopted, and Exercised Risk Reduction Plan)	1	$35,290
601.2: Generators - Regular	1	$50,010

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

Cucumber has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are landslide, cold wave, avalanche. The area has had 27 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (12 declarations). 1,049 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $8,867,271 in public assistance recovery funding. $7,073,201 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 16 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.