Natural Disasters in Franklin, GA

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

12.8

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

6.6

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

90.6

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

11.7

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Hurricane56.1Drought53.5Tornado51.7

Hazard	Risk Score
Hurricane	56.1
Drought	53.5
Tornado	51.7
Wildfire	51.6
Landslide	47.6
Ice Storm	46.1
Earthquake	40.8
Hail	33.2
Lightning	30.7
Heat Wave	27.7
Cold Wave	26.8
Strong Wind	20.3
Winter Weather	3.7

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 26, 2024	Tropical Storm	HURRICANE HELENE
May 5, 2021	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND TORNADOES
Jan 12, 2021	Hurricane	TROPICAL STORM ZETA
Mar 29, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Sep 15, 2017	Hurricane	HURRICANE IRMA
Sep 8, 2017	Hurricane	HURRICANE IRMA
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
Sep 24, 2009	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Sep 5, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION
Sep 18, 2004	Hurricane	HURRICANE IVAN
Mar 11, 1998	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Oct 10, 1995	Hurricane	HURRICANE OPAL
Mar 4, 1993	Tornado	TORNADOES, HIGH WINDS & HEAVY RAINS
Feb 23, 1990	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNAODES & FLOODING
Jul 20, 1977	Drought	DROUGHT

Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

Total IA Distributed

$178,902

Repair/Replace

$119,786

Rental Assistance

$15,335

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-1973	4	N/A	$325
DR-1858	20	$140,509	$8,132
DR-4501	6	$38,393	—

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

Total Claims Paid

$3,101

Avg Claim Payout

$1,034

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$479,960

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4600	Severe Storm(s)	7	$244,692
DR-1858	Severe Storm(s)	27	$162,111
DR-4579	Tropical Storm	2	$31,609
DR-1554	Hurricane	7	$24,781
DR-4165	Severe Ice Storm	1	$13,244
DR-1973	Severe Storm(s)	1	$3,523

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$124,634

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.00

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)	2	$41,354
91.5: Local Multijurisdictional Multihazard Mitigation Plan - UPDATE	1	$30,175
91.3: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan - UPDATE	1	$31,651
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	1	$21,454

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

Franklin has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are hurricane, drought, tornado. The area has had 19 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (6 declarations). 3 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $479,960 in public assistance recovery funding. $178,902 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 5 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.