Natural Disasters in Portal, GA

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

75.4

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

75.2

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

44.6

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

46.6

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Hurricane92.4Earthquake86.9Heat Wave83.5

Hazard	Risk Score
Hurricane	92.4
Earthquake	86.9
Heat Wave	83.5
Drought	83.3
Tornado	80.2
Ice Storm	73.8
Lightning	68.5
Wildfire	64.0
Hail	59.1
Cold Wave	56.5
Strong Wind	30.6
Winter Weather	29.7
Landslide	23.6

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

9 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
Sep 24, 2024	Tropical Storm	TROPICAL STORM DEBBY
Aug 5, 2024	Tropical Storm	HURRICANE DEBBY
Sep 7, 2023	Hurricane	HURRICANE IDALIA
Mar 29, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Oct 14, 2018	Hurricane	HURRICANE MICHAEL
Oct 10, 2018	Hurricane	HURRICANE MICHAEL
Sep 15, 2017	Hurricane	HURRICANE IRMA
Sep 8, 2017	Hurricane	HURRICANE IRMA
Jan 26, 2017	Tornado	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING
Oct 8, 2016	Hurricane	HURRICANE MATTHEW
Oct 6, 2016	Hurricane	HURRICANE MATTHEW
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
Mar 11, 1998	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Oct 19, 1994	Severe Storm	HEAVY RAINS, TORNADOS, FLOODING, HIGH WINDS

Showing 20 of 22 declarations

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

182

Total Claims Paid

$4,859,655

Avg Claim Payout

$26,701

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$29,458,001

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

129

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4830	Hurricane	40	$12,852,949
DR-4821	Tropical Storm	35	$6,384,111
DR-4738	Hurricane	6	$5,590,631
DR-4284	Hurricane	19	$2,235,715
DR-4338	Other	10	$1,074,169
DR-4297	Other	2	$514,633
DR-3218	Hurricane	2	$295,211
DR-4165	Severe Ice Storm	7	$248,393
DR-4501	Biological	3	$195,331
DR-3144	Hurricane	3	$39,880
DR-4400	Hurricane	2	$26,978

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$323,674

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.36

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	2	$40,000
91.3: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan - UPDATE	1	$25,061
600.1: Warning Systems (as a Component of a Planned, Adopted, and Exercised Risk Reduction Plan)	1	$20,749
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine	1	$237,864

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

Portal has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are hurricane, earthquake, heat wave. The area has had 22 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (9 declarations). 182 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $29,458,001 in public assistance recovery funding. 5 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.