Natural Disasters in Leesburg, GA

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

29.4

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

43.0

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

13.4

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

68.6

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Hurricane74.8Drought67.5Tornado66.4

Hazard	Risk Score
Hurricane	74.8
Drought	67.5
Tornado	66.4
Wildfire	60.2
Lightning	55.3
Earthquake	45.6
Heat Wave	43.3
Cold Wave	37.3
Hail	31.2
Strong Wind	23.4
Winter Weather	12.3
Ice Storm	6.8
Landslide	5.3

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

Tropical Storm

Sep 2024

Most Common Type

Hurricane

5 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
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
Apr 23, 2009	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, TORNADOES, AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS
Sep 5, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION
Mar 11, 1998	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Jul 7, 1994	Tornado	TORNADOES, FLOODING TORRENTIAL RAIN(TROP STORM ALBERTO)
Feb 23, 1990	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNAODES & FLOODING
Jul 20, 1977	Drought	DROUGHT
Mar 14, 1966	Flood	FLOODING

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

700

Total Claims Paid

$16,719,142

Avg Claim Payout

$23,884

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$976,691

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4400	Hurricane	17	$701,043
DR-1833	Severe Storm(s)	6	$188,689
DR-4338	Other	5	$86,959

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$4,995,276

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

1.30

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine	2	$4,631,340
90.4: Mitigation Plan - Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	2	$350,000
95.1: FMA or CRS Plan	1	$13,936

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

Leesburg 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 14 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (5 declarations). 700 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $976,691 in public assistance recovery funding. 5 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.