Natural Disasters in Manchester, GA

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

2.9

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

1.1

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

97.8

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

8.2

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Hurricane53.6Drought41.7Lightning41.5

Hazard	Risk Score
Hurricane	53.6
Drought	41.7
Lightning	41.5
Wildfire	40.5
Landslide	35.1
Heat Wave	28.2
Earthquake	27.3
Tornado	26.7
Hail	18.8
Ice Storm	13.1
Strong Wind	11.7
Cold Wave	4.2
Winter Weather	2.3

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

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

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

$66,000

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.00

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	2	$27,000
91.3: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan - UPDATE	2	$39,000

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

Manchester has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are hurricane, drought, lightning. 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. 4 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.