Natural Disasters in Godfrey, GA

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

19.4

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

27.1

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

22.7

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

65.9

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Hurricane57.4Drought57.2Earthquake52.3

Hazard	Risk Score
Hurricane	57.4
Drought	57.2
Earthquake	52.3
Ice Storm	48.0
Hail	41.0
Tornado	38.7
Wildfire	38.3
Heat Wave	36.8
Strong Wind	33.3
Lightning	26.4
Cold Wave	14.9
Landslide	14.3
Winter Weather	6.3

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

4 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Jan 24, 2026	Winter Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
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
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 5, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION
Jul 20, 1977	Drought	DROUGHT

Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

Total IA Distributed

$59,439

Repair/Replace

$43,229

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-4337	1	N/A	—
DR-4685	21	$42,691	$1,262
DR-4501	4	$15,160	—
DR-4830	2	$1,050	—
DR-1973	17	$538	$1,490

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$437,340

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-1973	Severe Storm(s)	15	$170,340
DR-4338	Other	12	$121,231
DR-4259	Severe Storm(s)	5	$120,576
DR-4501	Biological	1	$16,755
DR-4165	Severe Ice Storm	2	$8,438

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$415,287

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.17

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
602.1: Other Equipment Purchase and Installation	3	$42,131
600.1: Warning Systems (as a Component of a Planned, Adopted, and Exercised Risk Reduction Plan)	3	$50,017
91.3: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan - UPDATE	2	$51,915
91.5: Local Multijurisdictional Multihazard Mitigation Plan - UPDATE	2	$41,416
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	1	$27,797

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

Godfrey has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are hurricane, drought, earthquake. The area has had 13 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (4 declarations). 1 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $437,340 in public assistance recovery funding. $59,439 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 12 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.