Natural Disasters in Palmetto, 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)

Top Hazard Risks

Lightning98.3Tornado97.0Earthquake96.0

Hazard	Risk Score
Lightning	98.3
Tornado	97.0
Earthquake	96.0
Hail	95.9
Strong Wind	93.6
Heat Wave	92.4
Landslide	91.0
Ice Storm	90.6
Cold Wave	89.8
Hurricane	74.9
Winter Weather	72.4
Wildfire	52.9

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
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 24, 2009	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Mar 20, 2008	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND TORNADOES
Sep 5, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION
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
Feb 23, 1990	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNAODES & FLOODING
Jul 20, 1977	Drought	DROUGHT

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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.

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$148,132,287

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

580

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4501	Biological	54	$120,368,543
DR-4830	Hurricane	6	$4,417,765
DR-1311	Severe Storm(s)	28	$4,281,561
DR-3218	Hurricane	13	$3,964,066
DR-1858	Severe Storm(s)	206	$3,903,519
DR-4338	Other	46	$2,728,088
DR-1554	Hurricane	103	$2,124,482
DR-4284	Hurricane	7	$1,277,749
DR-4165	Severe Ice Storm	22	$980,792
DR-4400	Hurricane	3	$966,367
DR-1750	Severe Storm(s)	71	$892,767
DR-4297	Other	6	$889,315
DR-1973	Severe Storm(s)	3	$415,044
DR-1315	Severe Storm(s)	3	$328,604
DR-4294	Severe Storm(s)	2	$225,846

Showing top 15 of 20 disasters by spending

Palmetto 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.