Natural Disasters in Medford, WI

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

37.2

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

39.8

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

44.6

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

54.2

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

$709K

Individual Assistance

$193K

Most Common Type

Biological

2 declarations

Disaster	Type	Date	PA $	IA $
Covid-19 Pandemic →	Biological	Apr 2020	—	$193K
Covid-19 →	Biological	Mar 2020	—	—
Severe Storms and Flooding →	Severe Storm	Oct 2010	$205K	—
Hurricane Katrina Evacuation →	Hurricane	Sep 2005	—	—
Severe Storms and Flooding →	Severe Storm	Jun 2004	—	—
Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding →	Tornado	Sep 2002	$480K	—
Flooding, Severe Storms and Tornadoes →	Flood	May 2001	$24K	—
Drought →	Drought	Jun 1976	—	—

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

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$78,148

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
91.5: Local Multijurisdictional Multihazard Mitigation Plan - UPDATE	1	$78,148

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

Medford has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are cold wave, lightning, hail. The area has had 8 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is biological (2 declarations). FEMA has obligated $709,135 in public assistance recovery funding. $193,319 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 1 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.