Natural Disasters in Molena, GA

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

8.0

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

7.1

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

56.7

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

66.9

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Drought51.2Hurricane50.2Earthquake39.8

Hazard	Risk Score
Drought	51.2
Hurricane	50.2
Earthquake	39.8
Heat Wave	35.4
Hail	35.4
Lightning	35.2
Wildfire	33.7
Tornado	29.7
Ice Storm	27.8
Strong Wind	26.3
Landslide	13.4
Cold Wave	7.2
Winter Weather	3.8

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

7 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Jan 24, 2026	Winter Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Sep 30, 2024	Hurricane	HURRICANE HELENE
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
Mar 6, 2014	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Feb 11, 2014	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Sep 5, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION
Sep 24, 2004	Hurricane	TROPICAL STORM FRANCES
Sep 18, 2004	Hurricane	HURRICANE IVAN
Jan 28, 2000	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Mar 11, 1998	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Oct 10, 1995	Hurricane	HURRICANE OPAL
Jul 7, 1994	Tornado	TORNADOES, FLOODING TORRENTIAL RAIN(TROP STORM ALBERTO)
Mar 15, 1993	Snowstorm	SEVERE SNOWFALL, WINTER STORM
Mar 4, 1993	Tornado	TORNADOES, HIGH WINDS & HEAVY RAINS
Feb 23, 1990	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNAODES & FLOODING

Showing 20 of 21 declarations

Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

144

Total IA Distributed

$232,185

Repair/Replace

$119,750

Rental Assistance

$25,507

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-1604	1	N/A	—
DR-1973	36	$117,527	$11,383
DR-4501	13	$86,560	—
DR-4685	94	$28,099	$477

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

Total Claims Paid

$13,441

Avg Claim Payout

$3,360

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$628,569

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-1311	Severe Storm(s)	4	$599,375
DR-1554	Hurricane	2	$13,809
DR-1560	Hurricane	2	$8,815
DR-4165	Severe Ice Storm	2	$6,570

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$1,358,978

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.50

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)	2	$78,048
91.3: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan - UPDATE	1	$24,072
403.4: Stormwater Management - Detention/Retention Basins	1	$1,233,206
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	1	$17,046
405.1: Other Minor Flood Control	1	$6,606

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

Molena 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 21 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (7 declarations). 4 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $628,569 in public assistance recovery funding. $232,185 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 6 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.