Natural Disasters in Doerun, GA

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

70.5

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

60.2

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

81.9

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

10.2

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Hurricane90.9Tornado85.4Lightning81.6

Hazard	Risk Score
Hurricane	90.9
Tornado	85.4
Lightning	81.6
Drought	75.2
Wildfire	69.0
Cold Wave	69.0
Strong Wind	62.9
Hail	62.5
Heat Wave	61.7
Earthquake	56.5
Winter Weather	33.8
Ice Storm	20.3
Landslide	6.8

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

8 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Sep 30, 2024	Hurricane	HURRICANE HELENE
Sep 26, 2024	Tropical Storm	HURRICANE HELENE
Sep 24, 2024	Tropical Storm	TROPICAL STORM DEBBY
Aug 5, 2024	Tropical Storm	HURRICANE DEBBY
Sep 7, 2023	Hurricane	HURRICANE IDALIA
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 26, 2017	Tornado	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND 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
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

247

Total IA Distributed

$152,863

Repair/Replace

$58,617

Rental Assistance

$13,906

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-4400	169	$74,993	$939
DR-4830	72	$54,641	$877
DR-4501	3	$21,552	—
DR-1833	3	$1,677	$1,762

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

Total Claims Paid

$1,288,318

Avg Claim Payout

$20,130

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$82,246,850

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

198

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4830	Hurricane	18	$63,194,352
DR-4738	Hurricane	9	$9,648,920
DR-4821	Tropical Storm	2	$3,928,987
DR-1833	Severe Storm(s)	104	$1,475,706
DR-4400	Hurricane	11	$1,445,348
DR-4338	Other	15	$1,386,234
DR-4297	Other	10	$472,268
DR-1560	Hurricane	23	$424,932
DR-1315	Severe Storm(s)	4	$105,467
DR-3218	Hurricane	1	$98,930
DR-4501	Biological	1	$65,706

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$39,902

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.00

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
91.3: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan - UPDATE	2	$36,425
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	1	$3,477

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

Doerun has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are hurricane, tornado, lightning. The area has had 20 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (8 declarations). 64 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $82,246,850 in public assistance recovery funding. $152,863 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 3 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.