Natural Disasters in Crawford, GA

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

8.1

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

9.3

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

37.2

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

23.8

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Hurricane65.6Drought62.9Ice Storm55.9

Hazard	Risk Score
Hurricane	65.6
Drought	62.9
Ice Storm	55.9
Earthquake	44.4
Hail	39.8
Heat Wave	32.2
Cold Wave	29.6
Wildfire	29.4
Tornado	28.7
Strong Wind	21.0
Landslide	14.1
Lightning	12.7
Winter Weather	3.9

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

5 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
Apr 20, 2015	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Feb 11, 2014	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Sep 5, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION
Jan 28, 2000	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
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

Total IA Distributed

$136,987

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-4501	20	$135,671	—
DR-4503	1	$1,316	—

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$657,029

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4830	Hurricane	3	$479,633
DR-4259	Severe Storm(s)	2	$82,828
DR-4338	Other	5	$48,449
DR-1311	Severe Storm(s)	1	$19,479
DR-4501	Biological	1	$16,929
DR-4215	Severe Ice Storm	1	$9,710

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$12,604

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

1.14

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
403.1: Stormwater Management - Culverts	4	$12,604

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

Crawford has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are hurricane, drought, ice storm. The area has had 15 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (5 declarations). FEMA has obligated $657,029 in public assistance recovery funding. $136,987 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 4 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.