Natural Disasters in Cairo, GA

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

53.0

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

46.0

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

71.0

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

13.4

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Hurricane88.1Tornado76.1Cold Wave68.0

Hazard	Risk Score
Hurricane	88.1
Tornado	76.1
Cold Wave	68.0
Lightning	67.1
Wildfire	62.7
Drought	60.4
Heat Wave	51.1
Earthquake	31.5
Strong Wind	29.5
Hail	28.4
Landslide	18.1
Winter Weather	15.8
Ice Storm	5.4

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

Hurricane

Sep 2024

Most Common Type

Hurricane

7 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
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
Feb 15, 2000	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS/TORNADOS
Mar 11, 1998	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Oct 19, 1994	Severe Storm	HEAVY RAINS, TORNADOS, FLOODING, HIGH WINDS
Mar 15, 1993	Snowstorm	SEVERE SNOWFALL, WINTER STORM
Jul 20, 1977	Drought	DROUGHT

Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

1,596

Total IA Distributed

$601,400

Repair/Replace

$198,236

Rental Assistance

$68,628

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-4400	1,557	$357,436	$481
DR-4501	39	$243,964	—

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

Total Claims Paid

$167,999

Avg Claim Payout

$12,923

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$8,921,161

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4400	Hurricane	13	$6,947,823
DR-4830	Hurricane	3	$879,037
DR-4338	Other	11	$364,070
DR-1560	Hurricane	14	$206,160
DR-4821	Tropical Storm	3	$154,462
DR-4738	Hurricane	2	$122,211
DR-1315	Severe Storm(s)	3	$118,130
DR-1833	Severe Storm(s)	9	$100,870
DR-4501	Biological	1	$28,400

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$98,649

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.26

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
91.5: Local Multijurisdictional Multihazard Mitigation Plan - UPDATE	1	$19,943
205.8: Retrofitting Public Structures - Wind	1	$14,431
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine	1	$44,594
600.1: Warning Systems (as a Component of a Planned, Adopted, and Exercised Risk Reduction Plan)	1	$19,681

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

Cairo has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are hurricane, tornado, cold wave. The area has had 17 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (7 declarations). 13 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $8,921,161 in public assistance recovery funding. $601,400 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 4 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.