Natural Disasters in Danville, GA

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

4.6

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

4.1

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

47.1

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

35.1

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Hurricane63.2Drought63.1Heat Wave45.1

Hazard	Risk Score
Hurricane	63.2
Drought	63.1
Heat Wave	45.1
Wildfire	41.9
Strong Wind	37.7
Earthquake	35.9
Landslide	30.3
Ice Storm	18.6
Tornado	16.6
Hail	15.6
Lightning	8.3
Cold Wave	7.6
Winter Weather	2.2

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

Winter Storm

Jan 2026

Most Common Type

Hurricane

7 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 14, 2018	Hurricane	HURRICANE MICHAEL
Oct 10, 2018	Hurricane	HURRICANE MICHAEL
Sep 15, 2017	Hurricane	HURRICANE IRMA
Sep 8, 2017	Hurricane	HURRICANE IRMA
Feb 11, 2014	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
May 23, 2008	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND TORNADOES
Mar 3, 2007	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND TORNADOES
Sep 5, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION
Sep 24, 2004	Hurricane	TROPICAL STORM FRANCES
Mar 11, 1998	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Jul 20, 1977	Drought	DROUGHT

Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

326

Total IA Distributed

$220,391

Repair/Replace

$57,625

Rental Assistance

$5,931

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-4830	234	$144,553	$628
DR-4501	14	$52,860	—
DR-1761	57	$21,741	$408
DR-4400	21	$1,237	$146

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$288,714

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4400	Hurricane	16	$109,797
DR-4338	Other	11	$67,952
DR-1560	Hurricane	10	$51,504
DR-1761	Severe Storm(s)	2	$40,743
DR-4830	Hurricane	2	$10,834
DR-1686	Severe Storm(s)	2	$7,884

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$15,000

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.00

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	1	$15,000

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

Danville has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are hurricane, drought, heat wave. The area has had 16 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (7 declarations). FEMA has obligated $288,714 in public assistance recovery funding. $220,391 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 1 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.