Natural Disasters in Milton, GA

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

95.8

Relatively High

Expected Annual Loss

96.6

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

19.7

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

76.4

Score (0-100)

Scores range from 0 (lowest risk) to 100 (highest risk) relative to all U.S. communities. Data from FEMA National Risk Index.

Disaster History & Federal Spending

Source: FEMA

Total Declarations

Public Assistance

$148.1M

Individual Assistance

$4.4M

Most Common Type

Hurricane

6 declarations

Disaster	Type	Date	PA $	IA $
Severe Winter Storm →	Winter Storm	Jan 2026	—	—
Hurricane Helene →	Hurricane	Sep 2024	$4.4M	$106K
Hurricane Helene →	Tropical Storm	Sep 2024	—	—
Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Tornadoes →	Severe Storm(s)	Jan 2023	$30K	—
Covid-19 Pandemic →	Biological	Mar 2020	$120.4M	$2.1M
Covid-19 →	Biological	Mar 2020	—	—
Hurricane Michael →	Hurricane	Oct 2018	$966K	—
Hurricane Irma →	Hurricane	Sep 2017	$2.7M	—
Hurricane Irma →	Hurricane	Sep 2017	—	—
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding →	Other	Jan 2017	$889K	—
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Straight-line Winds →	Severe Storm(s)	Jan 2017	$226K	—
Hurricane Matthew →	Hurricane	Oct 2016	$1.3M	—
Severe Winter Storm →	Severe Ice Storm	Mar 2014	$981K	—
Severe Winter Storm →	Severe Ice Storm	Feb 2014	—	—
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Associated Flooding →	Severe Storm(s)	Apr 2011	$415K	—
Severe Storms and Flooding →	Severe Storm	Sep 2009	$3.9M	$1.9M
Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, and Straight-line Winds →	Severe Storm(s)	Apr 2009	$8K	—
Severe Storms and Tornadoes →	Severe Storm(s)	May 2008	$75K	—
Severe Storms and Tornadoes →	Severe Storm	Mar 2008	$893K	—
Severe Storms and Tornadoes →	Severe Storm(s)	Mar 2007	$205K	—

Showing 20 of 32 disasters

PA = FEMA Public Assistance (infrastructure recovery). IA = Individual Assistance (homeowner/renter aid).

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

3,086

Total Claims Paid

$95,573,001

Avg Claim Payout

$30,970

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

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$15,652,933

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

2.07

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)	7	$155,384
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine	6	$12,641,399
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	3	$326,893
403.4: Stormwater Management - Detention/Retention Basins	3	$2,082,144
701.1: Technical Assistance - Outreach/Training; 701.2: Technical Assistance - Application Development/Review; 701.3: Technical Assistance - Salaries & Expenses	2	$130,857

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

Milton has a relatively high overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are lightning, tornado, earthquake. The area has had 21 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (6 declarations). 3,086 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $148,132,287 in public assistance recovery funding. $4,393,476 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 23 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.