Natural Disasters in Wenona, GA

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

52.3

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

39.2

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

89.7

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

26.1

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Drought88.9Hurricane80.4Tornado74.2

Hazard	Risk Score
Drought	88.9
Hurricane	80.4
Tornado	74.2
Earthquake	63.6
Wildfire	61.1
Heat Wave	58.8
Strong Wind	58.7
Lightning	52.2
Hail	42.2
Ice Storm	15.3
Landslide	8.9
Cold Wave	7.5
Winter Weather	6.0

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

Hurricane

Sep 2024

Most Common Type

Hurricane

7 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Sep 30, 2024	Hurricane	HURRICANE HELENE
Sep 26, 2024	Tropical Storm	HURRICANE HELENE
Aug 5, 2024	Tropical Storm	HURRICANE DEBBY
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
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
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)
Jul 20, 1977	Drought	DROUGHT

Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

1,995

Total IA Distributed

$1,449,573

Repair/Replace

$305,805

Rental Assistance

$180,009

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-4501	135	$846,739	—
DR-4400	1,698	$518,706	$348
DR-4297	161	$70,379	$659
DR-1686	1	$13,750	—

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

Total Claims Paid

$2,166,802

Avg Claim Payout

$30,954

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$4,933,916

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4400	Hurricane	17	$3,442,369
DR-4338	Other	14	$439,981
DR-4830	Hurricane	6	$329,183
DR-4297	Other	10	$219,740
DR-1560	Hurricane	11	$157,243
DR-4685	Severe Storm(s)	5	$148,293
DR-1833	Severe Storm(s)	5	$132,715
DR-4501	Biological	1	$64,392

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$385,349

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

1.83

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)	4	$55,900
206.2: Safe Room (Tornado and Severe Wind Shelter) - Public Structures	2	$293,858
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	1	$13,047
91.3: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan - UPDATE	1	$22,544

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

Wenona has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are drought, hurricane, tornado. The area has had 17 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (7 declarations). 70 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $4,933,916 in public assistance recovery funding. $1,449,573 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 8 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.