Natural Disasters in Orchard Hill, GA

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

40.9

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

47.4

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

29.5

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

51.8

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Strong Wind67.4Earthquake67.2Hail66.9

Hazard	Risk Score
Strong Wind	67.4
Earthquake	67.2
Hail	66.9
Lightning	62.7
Tornado	62.2
Hurricane	56.3
Heat Wave	55.3
Ice Storm	54.4
Drought	48.6
Wildfire	37.9
Landslide	13.7
Cold Wave	13.0
Winter Weather	10.7

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

5 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
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
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)
Dec 1, 1992	Tornado	HIGH WINDS, HEAVY RAINS & TORNADOES
Jul 20, 1977	Drought	DROUGHT

Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

4,844

Total IA Distributed

$6,100,631

Repair/Replace

$1,462,427

Rental Assistance

$1,822,013

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-1858	1	N/A	—
DR-4685	4,195	$3,553,689	$1,783
DR-4501	361	$1,954,868	—
DR-1973	287	$592,074	$3,105

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

Total Claims Paid

$153,491

Avg Claim Payout

$6,395

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$18,326,685

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4685	Severe Storm(s)	30	$15,585,343
DR-1973	Severe Storm(s)	18	$880,193
DR-4338	Other	14	$592,882
DR-1311	Severe Storm(s)	5	$412,934
DR-1560	Hurricane	6	$290,650
DR-4501	Biological	5	$258,067
DR-4165	Severe Ice Storm	6	$254,214
DR-3218	Hurricane	1	$52,402

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$731,124

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.28

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	$66,681
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	2	$47,217
403.1: Stormwater Management - Culverts	1	$617,226

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

Orchard Hill has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are strong wind, earthquake, hail. The area has had 18 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (5 declarations). 24 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $18,326,685 in public assistance recovery funding. $6,100,631 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 5 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.