Natural Disasters in Woodford, WI

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

33.1

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

42.3

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

24.1

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

58.1

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Cold Wave83.0Hail82.3Landslide79.7

Hazard	Risk Score
Cold Wave	83.0
Hail	82.3
Landslide	79.7
Strong Wind	48.7
Drought	46.0
Tornado	44.6
Heat Wave	38.4
Ice Storm	38.4
Earthquake	21.0
Winter Weather	18.8
Lightning	14.9
Wildfire	14.7
Hurricane	13.4

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

Biological

Apr 2020

Most Common Type

Severe Storm

7 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Apr 4, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Oct 7, 2017	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUD
Apr 5, 2011	Snowstorm	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM
Jun 14, 2008	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Sep 13, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION
Jun 18, 2004	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Jun 24, 2000	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Jul 2, 1993	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES & FLOODING
Jul 13, 1990	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES & FLOODING
Jul 7, 1978	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, HAIL & TORNADOES
Jun 17, 1976	Drought	DROUGHT
Mar 23, 1976	Flood	SEVERE STORMS, ICING, WIND & FLOODING
Jul 11, 1969	Flood	SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING

Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

Total IA Distributed

$67,004

Repair/Replace

$50,784

Rental Assistance

$418

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-1719	2	$32,432	$16,007
DR-1768	7	$18,770	$1,435
DR-4520	3	$15,802	—

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

Total Claims Paid

$562,598

Avg Claim Payout

$9,223

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$908,947

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

127

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4343	Flood	42	$330,128
DR-1332	Severe Storm(s)	25	$220,089
DR-1966	Snow	34	$157,333
DR-1768	Severe Storm(s)	18	$123,534
DR-4141	Severe Storm(s)	1	$47,039
DR-4520	Biological	3	$19,618
DR-3285	Snow	2	$7,597
DR-3163	Snow	2	$3,609

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$4,365,456

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.92

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine	5	$617,295
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	3	$36,148
90.4: Mitigation Plan - Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	1	$15,000
91.5: Local Multijurisdictional Multihazard Mitigation Plan - UPDATE	1	$44,960
203.1: Wet Floodproofing Private Structures - Riverine	1	$3,131,844

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

Woodford has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are cold wave, hail, landslide. The area has had 14 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (7 declarations). 61 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $908,947 in public assistance recovery funding. $67,004 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 14 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.