Natural Disasters in Vidalia, GA

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

42.7

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

38.6

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

65.5

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

29.5

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Hurricane84.1Drought77.4Lightning76.7

Hazard	Risk Score
Hurricane	84.1
Drought	77.4
Lightning	76.7
Earthquake	67.1
Heat Wave	64.3
Tornado	63.8
Wildfire	53.5
Hail	36.1
Ice Storm	32.7
Strong Wind	30.2
Cold Wave	20.0
Landslide	10.8
Winter Weather	9.6

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

10 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
Oct 8, 2016	Hurricane	HURRICANE MATTHEW
Oct 6, 2016	Hurricane	HURRICANE MATTHEW
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
Mar 11, 1998	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Jul 7, 1994	Tornado	TORNADOES, FLOODING TORRENTIAL RAIN(TROP STORM ALBERTO)
Mar 15, 1993	Snowstorm	SEVERE SNOWFALL, WINTER STORM

Showing 20 of 23 declarations

Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

8,061

Total IA Distributed

$12,493,976

Repair/Replace

$4,095,211

Rental Assistance

$331,713

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-1833	1	N/A	$170
DR-4830	7,868	$11,226,103	$1,294
DR-4501	192	$1,267,873	—

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

Total Claims Paid

$458,054

Avg Claim Payout

$12,724

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$107,052,644

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

138

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4830	Hurricane	77	$104,137,986
DR-4338	Other	20	$1,112,862
DR-4400	Hurricane	6	$514,935
DR-4738	Hurricane	3	$282,786
DR-1560	Hurricane	16	$241,977
DR-4165	Severe Ice Storm	1	$241,193
DR-1833	Severe Storm(s)	8	$207,873
DR-4821	Tropical Storm	4	$153,231
DR-1761	Severe Storm(s)	1	$80,992
DR-4501	Biological	1	$72,330
DR-4284	Hurricane	1	$6,478

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$205,507

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)	2	$187,574
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	1	$17,933

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

Vidalia has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are hurricane, drought, lightning. The area has had 23 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (10 declarations). 36 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $107,052,644 in public assistance recovery funding. $12,493,976 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 3 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.