Natural Disasters in Alapaha, GA

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

39.3

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

29.4

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

80.4

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

19.6

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Hurricane86.6Drought60.0Lightning59.1

Hazard	Risk Score
Hurricane	86.6
Drought	60.0
Lightning	59.1
Tornado	58.1
Wildfire	53.7
Cold Wave	50.6
Earthquake	43.4
Heat Wave	41.2
Strong Wind	26.2
Hail	16.3
Winter Weather	13.8
Ice Storm	4.4
Landslide	4.0

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

Hurricane

Sep 2024

Most Common Type

Hurricane

8 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Sep 30, 2024	Hurricane	HURRICANE HELENE
Sep 26, 2024	Tropical Storm	HURRICANE HELENE
Sep 24, 2024	Tropical Storm	TROPICAL STORM DEBBY
Aug 5, 2024	Tropical Storm	HURRICANE DEBBY
Sep 7, 2023	Hurricane	HURRICANE IDALIA
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
Jan 26, 2017	Tornado	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING
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
Mar 15, 1993	Snowstorm	SEVERE SNOWFALL, WINTER STORM
Mar 15, 1991	Flood	SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING
Jul 20, 1977	Drought	DROUGHT
Apr 5, 1974	Tornado	TORNADOES

Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

910

Total IA Distributed

$1,138,947

Repair/Replace

$493,540

Rental Assistance

$43,208

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-4338	1	N/A	—
DR-4400	4	N/A	$186
DR-4830	868	$1,057,362	$973
DR-4738	19	$43,292	$2,437
DR-4501	4	$27,000	—
DR-1833	10	$10,168	$742
DR-4297	4	$1,125	$670

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

Total Claims Paid

$155,897

Avg Claim Payout

$19,487

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$14,064,429

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4830	Hurricane	28	$12,388,508
DR-1833	Severe Storm(s)	14	$640,860
DR-4738	Hurricane	14	$613,665
DR-1560	Hurricane	10	$219,742
DR-4338	Other	4	$129,660
DR-4297	Other	4	$51,185
DR-4400	Hurricane	3	$20,810

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$41,961

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.00

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
91.5: Local Multijurisdictional Multihazard Mitigation Plan - UPDATE	1	$27,111
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	1	$14,850

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

Alapaha has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are hurricane, drought, lightning. The area has had 20 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (8 declarations). 8 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $14,064,429 in public assistance recovery funding. $1,138,947 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 2 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.