Natural Disasters in Baconton, GA

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

63.0

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

51.5

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

86.3

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

22.0

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Hurricane89.8Tornado81.6Drought78.2

Hazard	Risk Score
Hurricane	89.8
Tornado	81.6
Drought	78.2
Lightning	62.5
Cold Wave	61.9
Hail	60.1
Wildfire	56.1
Heat Wave	48.4
Strong Wind	47.6
Earthquake	47.4
Winter Weather	20.2
Ice Storm	14.6
Landslide	11.2

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

6 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
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
Jan 25, 2017	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS
Apr 23, 2009	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, TORNADOES, AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS
Mar 3, 2007	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND TORNADOES
Sep 5, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION
Feb 15, 2000	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS/TORNADOS
Mar 11, 1998	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Jul 7, 1994	Tornado	TORNADOES, FLOODING TORRENTIAL RAIN(TROP STORM ALBERTO)
Jul 20, 1977	Drought	DROUGHT
Apr 5, 1974	Tornado	TORNADOES

Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

532

Total IA Distributed

$421,198

Repair/Replace

$257,823

Rental Assistance

$86,805

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-4400	451	$201,220	$642
DR-1833	55	$157,540	$2,686
DR-1686	25	$54,506	$8,545
DR-4501	1	$7,934	—

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

100

Total Claims Paid

$2,105,074

Avg Claim Payout

$21,051

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$19,173,699

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4400	Hurricane	19	$12,957,720
DR-4297	Other	2	$2,600,217
DR-1315	Severe Storm(s)	17	$1,309,491
DR-4294	Severe Storm(s)	5	$798,047
DR-1833	Severe Storm(s)	26	$633,098
DR-4338	Other	4	$292,329
DR-4830	Hurricane	3	$279,259
DR-1686	Severe Storm(s)	7	$229,668
DR-1560	Hurricane	4	$53,852
DR-4501	Biological	1	$20,016

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$528,261

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.83

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine	2	$291,003
91.3: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan - UPDATE	1	$17,886
403.4: Stormwater Management - Detention/Retention Basins	1	$210,489
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	1	$8,883

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

Baconton has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are hurricane, tornado, drought. The area has had 18 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (6 declarations). 100 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $19,173,699 in public assistance recovery funding. $421,198 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 5 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.