Natural Disasters in Luthersville, GA

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

19.2

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

12.5

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

85.1

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

25.2

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Drought64.2Hurricane53.8Earthquake50.0

Hazard	Risk Score
Drought	64.2
Hurricane	53.8
Earthquake	50.0
Hail	46.2
Tornado	45.1
Wildfire	44.7
Heat Wave	42.5
Lightning	41.6
Ice Storm	37.2
Strong Wind	35.8
Landslide	21.0
Cold Wave	8.3
Winter Weather	6.0

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

Severe Storm

4 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Jan 24, 2026	Winter Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Sep 26, 2024	Tropical Storm	HURRICANE HELENE
Jan 16, 2023	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND TORNADOES
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
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
Oct 10, 1995	Hurricane	HURRICANE OPAL
Jul 7, 1994	Tornado	TORNADOES, FLOODING TORRENTIAL RAIN(TROP STORM ALBERTO)
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

$45,181

Repair/Replace

$2,857

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-1858	1	N/A	—
DR-4501	6	$42,324	—
DR-1973	2	$1,506	$753
DR-4685	18	$1,351	$150

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$1,573,072

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4259	Severe Storm(s)	9	$1,145,905
DR-1973	Severe Storm(s)	9	$222,831
DR-4685	Severe Storm(s)	4	$141,128
DR-4165	Severe Ice Storm	4	$45,230
DR-4338	Other	4	$17,978

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$137,225

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.33

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	2	$31,318
600.1: Warning Systems (as a Component of a Planned, Adopted, and Exercised Risk Reduction Plan)	2	$76,768
602.1: Other Equipment Purchase and Installation	1	$6,992
91.3: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan - UPDATE	1	$22,147

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

Luthersville has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are drought, hurricane, earthquake. The area has had 17 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (4 declarations). FEMA has obligated $1,573,072 in public assistance recovery funding. $45,181 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 6 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.