Natural Disasters in Monticello, GA

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

8.1

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

7.0

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

56.3

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

38.7

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Drought53.3Hurricane50.6Wildfire41.4

Hazard	Risk Score
Drought	53.3
Hurricane	50.6
Wildfire	41.4
Earthquake	39.6
Heat Wave	37.6
Ice Storm	33.4
Landslide	31.1
Hail	30.7
Tornado	30.6
Strong Wind	25.5
Lightning	14.3
Cold Wave	11.9
Winter Weather	3.5

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

6 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
Oct 10, 2018	Hurricane	HURRICANE MICHAEL
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
Apr 29, 2011	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND ASSOCIATED FLOODING
Sep 5, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION
Sep 24, 2004	Hurricane	TROPICAL STORM FRANCES
Jan 28, 2000	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Jul 7, 1994	Tornado	TORNADOES, FLOODING TORRENTIAL RAIN(TROP STORM ALBERTO)
Jul 20, 1977	Drought	DROUGHT

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

Total Claims Paid

$128,417

Avg Claim Payout

$14,269

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$2,112,585

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4685	Severe Storm(s)	8	$1,688,229
DR-4338	Other	8	$240,362
DR-1560	Hurricane	7	$75,028
DR-4165	Severe Ice Storm	6	$70,728
DR-1973	Severe Storm(s)	1	$20,316
DR-1311	Severe Storm(s)	4	$17,921

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$186,885

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.66

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	$75,709
205.8: Retrofitting Public Structures - Wind	2	$78,398
91.3: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan - UPDATE	1	$20,795
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	1	$11,983

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

Monticello has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are drought, hurricane, wildfire. The area has had 17 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (6 declarations). 9 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $2,112,585 in public assistance recovery funding. 6 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.