Natural Disasters in Thomaston, GA

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

17.1

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

17.8

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

48.0

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

39.1

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Hurricane64.2Lightning52.6Drought51.6

Hazard	Risk Score
Hurricane	64.2
Lightning	52.6
Drought	51.6
Heat Wave	50.8
Earthquake	50.7
Hail	45.2
Wildfire	41.6
Tornado	39.0
Strong Wind	33.3
Landslide	32.3
Ice Storm	22.8
Cold Wave	8.0
Winter Weather	5.8

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

7 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Jan 24, 2026	Winter Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Sep 26, 2024	Tropical Storm	HURRICANE HELENE
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
Jan 26, 2017	Tornado	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING
Feb 26, 2016	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
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
Apr 23, 2009	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, TORNADOES, AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS
Sep 5, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION
Sep 24, 2004	Hurricane	TROPICAL STORM FRANCES
Sep 18, 2004	Hurricane	HURRICANE IVAN
Jan 28, 2000	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
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

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Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

258

Total IA Distributed

$1,480,204

Repair/Replace

$15,443

Rental Assistance

$7,319

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-4501	231	$1,454,068	—
DR-4685	10	$13,519	$590
DR-1973	17	$12,617	$2,788

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

Total Claims Paid

$343,306

Avg Claim Payout

$13,204

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$1,219,067

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4259	Severe Storm(s)	5	$257,806
DR-4338	Other	8	$225,217
DR-4165	Severe Ice Storm	8	$155,046
DR-1560	Hurricane	10	$139,825
DR-4501	Biological	1	$113,247
DR-1554	Hurricane	13	$94,617
DR-1833	Severe Storm(s)	7	$86,799
DR-4297	Other	4	$81,911
DR-1311	Severe Storm(s)	4	$45,406
DR-1973	Severe Storm(s)	1	$19,193

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$482,300

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.59

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)	8	$146,345
403.4: Stormwater Management - Detention/Retention Basins	5	$261,681
91.3: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan - UPDATE	2	$51,302
601.2: Generators - Regular	2	$0
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	1	$22,972

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

Thomaston has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are hurricane, lightning, drought. The area has had 22 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (7 declarations). 26 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $1,219,067 in public assistance recovery funding. $1,480,204 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 18 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.