Natural Disasters in Newnan, GA

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

65.6

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

74.0

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

13.6

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

58.3

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Tornado80.7Hail77.0Ice Storm74.7

Hazard	Risk Score
Tornado	80.7
Hail	77.0
Ice Storm	74.7
Strong Wind	73.5
Lightning	70.7
Heat Wave	70.2
Earthquake	69.5
Cold Wave	67.5
Hurricane	61.7
Wildfire	47.6
Drought	46.4
Landslide	39.3
Winter Weather	16.4

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

4 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Jan 24, 2026	Winter Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Sep 26, 2024	Tropical Storm	HURRICANE HELENE
May 5, 2021	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS 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
Apr 29, 2011	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND ASSOCIATED FLOODING
Sep 24, 2009	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND 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)
Jul 20, 1977	Drought	DROUGHT

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

Total Claims Paid

$461,496

Avg Claim Payout

$12,473

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$31,532,363

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4600	Severe Storm(s)	31	$25,249,342
DR-4501	Biological	2	$3,300,862
DR-4165	Severe Ice Storm	6	$1,221,483
DR-4338	Other	10	$1,127,800
DR-3218	Hurricane	1	$612,641
DR-1973	Severe Storm(s)	2	$15,016
DR-4259	Severe Storm(s)	1	$5,220

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$206,727

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.00

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)	5	$180,913
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	1	$25,814

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

Newnan has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are tornado, hail, ice storm. The area has had 15 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (4 declarations). 37 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $31,532,363 in public assistance recovery funding. 6 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.