Natural Disasters in Sandersville, MS

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

80.2

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

73.5

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

77.7

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

40.5

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Tornado93.2Hurricane91.0Strong Wind89.7

Hazard	Risk Score
Tornado	93.2
Hurricane	91.0
Strong Wind	89.7
Heat Wave	84.5
Lightning	82.5
Hail	81.7
Earthquake	77.7
Wildfire	73.9
Cold Wave	72.0
Landslide	66.3
Ice Storm	66.2
Winter Weather	64.5
Drought	54.1

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

16 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Jan 24, 2026	Winter Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Aug 12, 2023	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND TORNADOES.
Oct 22, 2021	Hurricane	HURRICANE IDA
Aug 28, 2021	Hurricane	HURRICANE IDA
Oct 28, 2020	Hurricane	HURRICANE ZETA
Sep 14, 2020	Hurricane	HURRICANE SALLY
Aug 23, 2020	Hurricane	HURRICANE MARCO AND TROPICAL STORM LAURA
Jul 9, 2020	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING
Apr 16, 2020	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING
Apr 5, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Feb 14, 2019	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND TORNADO
Mar 25, 2016	Flood	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Apr 30, 2014	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Aug 29, 2012	Hurricane	HURRICANE ISAAC
Aug 28, 2012	Hurricane	TROPICAL STORM ISAAC
Aug 30, 2008	Hurricane	HURRICANE GUSTAV
Aug 29, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA
Aug 28, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA
Jul 10, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE DENNIS

Showing 20 of 32 declarations

Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

17,250

Total IA Distributed

$18,974,765

Repair/Replace

$4,380,500

Rental Assistance

$2,163,833

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-4494	2	N/A	—
DR-1604	16,064	$16,127,120	$2,600
DR-4536	517	$1,418,939	$3,646
DR-4528	164	$864,966	—
DR-4175	274	$340,119	$4,225
DR-4268	108	$113,200	$1,721
DR-4081	85	$63,027	$824
DR-4727	19	$29,976	$1,731
DR-4874	1	$11,352	$7,066
DR-1550	7	$3,570	$1,191

Showing top 10 of 12 disasters by IA amount

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

248

Total Claims Paid

$2,451,270

Avg Claim Payout

$9,884

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$48,297,566

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

302

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-1604	Hurricane	193	$41,231,078
DR-4536	Severe Storm(s)	10	$3,559,852
DR-4415	Severe Storm(s)	18	$904,221
DR-4551	Severe Storm(s)	3	$815,246
DR-4175	Severe Storm(s)	5	$501,104
DR-4727	Severe Storm(s)	8	$492,761
DR-4268	Flood	18	$378,662
DR-1550	Hurricane	12	$197,784
DR-1360	Severe Storm(s)	15	$82,390
DR-3291	Hurricane	3	$37,066
DR-4081	Hurricane	9	$36,337
DR-4528	Biological	4	$33,999
DR-1594	Hurricane	2	$15,302
DR-4626	Hurricane	2	$11,765

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$2,760,906

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.69

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
206.2: Safe Room (Tornado and Severe Wind Shelter) - Public Structures	2	$2,391,288
601.1: Generators	2	$232,607
205.8: Retrofitting Public Structures - Wind	1	$20,711
600.1: Warning Systems (as a Component of a Planned, Adopted, and Exercised Risk Reduction Plan)	1	$116,300
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	1	$0

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

Sandersville has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are tornado, hurricane, strong wind. The area has had 32 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (16 declarations). 248 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $48,297,566 in public assistance recovery funding. $18,974,765 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 7 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.