Natural Disasters in Barnesville, GA

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

7.8

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

7.5

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

47.3

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

38.7

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Hurricane64.9Drought52.2Earthquake40.1

Hazard	Risk Score
Hurricane	64.9
Drought	52.2
Earthquake	40.1
Hail	39.4
Heat Wave	39.0
Wildfire	34.9
Tornado	34.7
Strong Wind	31.2
Lightning	31.1
Ice Storm	26.6
Landslide	12.6
Cold Wave	8.0
Winter Weather	4.1

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

6 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
Mar 29, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Oct 10, 2018	Hurricane	HURRICANE MICHAEL
Sep 15, 2017	Hurricane	HURRICANE IRMA
Sep 8, 2017	Hurricane	HURRICANE IRMA
Feb 26, 2016	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Mar 6, 2014	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Feb 11, 2014	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Apr 29, 2011	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND ASSOCIATED 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
Jan 28, 2000	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
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

Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

203

Total IA Distributed

$377,011

Repair/Replace

$135,564

Rental Assistance

$36,008

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-1973	159	$182,858	$3,508
DR-4501	34	$180,634	—
DR-4685	10	$13,519	$590

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

Total Claims Paid

$195,644

Avg Claim Payout

$39,129

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$1,066,084

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-1973	Severe Storm(s)	16	$455,870
DR-1311	Severe Storm(s)	6	$136,001
DR-4338	Other	9	$132,083
DR-4259	Severe Storm(s)	3	$126,432
DR-4165	Severe Ice Storm	5	$125,951
DR-1560	Hurricane	8	$63,524
DR-4830	Hurricane	4	$26,223

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$182,887

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.12

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
600.1: Warning Systems (as a Component of a Planned, Adopted, and Exercised Risk Reduction Plan)	4	$67,450
602.1: Other Equipment Purchase and Installation	2	$40,437
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	1	$19,064
91.3: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan - UPDATE	1	$25,500
206.2: Safe Room (Tornado and Severe Wind Shelter) - Public Structures	1	$30,436

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

Barnesville has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are hurricane, drought, earthquake. The area has had 19 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (6 declarations). 5 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $1,066,084 in public assistance recovery funding. $377,011 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 9 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.