Natural Disasters in Alamo, GA

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

6.4

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

2.5

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

90.4

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

6.2

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Hurricane72.3Heat Wave47.1Drought46.0

Hazard	Risk Score
Hurricane	72.3
Heat Wave	47.1
Drought	46.0
Earthquake	35.9
Wildfire	34.0
Tornado	31.4
Lightning	25.9
Ice Storm	14.8
Strong Wind	13.4
Hail	11.7
Cold Wave	9.5
Landslide	3.7
Winter Weather	2.4

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

Winter Storm

Jan 2026

Most Common Type

Hurricane

7 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Jan 24, 2026	Winter Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Sep 30, 2024	Hurricane	HURRICANE HELENE
Sep 26, 2024	Tropical Storm	HURRICANE HELENE
Aug 5, 2024	Tropical Storm	HURRICANE DEBBY
Mar 29, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Oct 14, 2018	Hurricane	HURRICANE MICHAEL
Oct 10, 2018	Hurricane	HURRICANE MICHAEL
Sep 15, 2017	Hurricane	HURRICANE IRMA
Sep 8, 2017	Hurricane	HURRICANE IRMA
Apr 23, 2009	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, TORNADOES, AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS
Sep 5, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION
Sep 24, 2004	Hurricane	TROPICAL STORM FRANCES
Mar 11, 1998	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Jul 7, 1994	Tornado	TORNADOES, FLOODING TORRENTIAL RAIN(TROP STORM ALBERTO)
May 11, 1984	Tornado	SEVERE STORMS & TORNADOES
Jul 20, 1977	Drought	DROUGHT
Mar 14, 1966	Flood	FLOODING

Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

1,925

Total IA Distributed

$3,302,029

Repair/Replace

$1,583,817

Rental Assistance

$87,779

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-4400	2	N/A	$134
DR-1761	1	N/A	—
DR-4830	1,911	$3,264,998	$1,557
DR-4501	8	$35,877	—
DR-4536	1	$1,034	—
DR-1833	2	$120	$120

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

Total Claims Paid

$82,094

Avg Claim Payout

$8,209

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$42,591,256

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4830	Hurricane	15	$40,946,996
DR-4400	Hurricane	2	$789,881
DR-4338	Other	4	$577,704
DR-1833	Severe Storm(s)	5	$154,915
DR-1560	Hurricane	8	$121,759

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$335,122

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.00

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
91.5: Local Multijurisdictional Multihazard Mitigation Plan - UPDATE	2	$309,563
600.1: Warning Systems (as a Component of a Planned, Adopted, and Exercised Risk Reduction Plan)	1	$7,999
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	1	$17,560

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

Alamo has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are hurricane, heat wave, drought. The area has had 18 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (7 declarations). 10 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $42,591,256 in public assistance recovery funding. $3,302,029 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 4 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.