Natural hazards · Arlington

Arlington, GA natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Arlington comes from hurricanes, and overall the risk is low for a U.S. community. 2 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 · OpenFEMA claims, aid & declarations

Expected damage

How exposed is Arlington?

Low

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Arlington to be higher than in 38% of U.S. communities, mostly from hurricanes and inland flooding.

Hurricanes25%Inland flooding19%Tornadoes18%Drought17%Cold waves11%Everything else10%

By hazard

What Arlington faces

Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how that compares with the rest of the country.

Hurricanes

25% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 87% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 5 years in the area

Inland flooding

19% of expected damage

Well below average · higher than 18% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 7 years in the area

Tornadoes

18% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 81% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 12 years in the area

Drought

17% of expected damage

Recorded about 45 times a year in the area

Cold waves

11% of expected damage

Below average · higher than 49% of U.S. places

Recorded about 2 times a year in the area

Lower here

HailIce stormsWinter weatherHeat wavesWildfireEarthquakesLandslidesStrong windLightning

Not a risk here

Coastal floodingAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic activity

Flood risk changes street by street. Check a specific address on FEMA’s flood map, and ask about flood insurance before you buy.

Flood insurance claims

Does Arlington flood?

FEMA's records show no paid flood insurance claims in Arlington.

of homes in flood zones
are insured

of all homes
are insured

No community discount. Arlington isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.

Insurance rates: Calhoun County.

Disasters that hit Arlington

2 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

Disasters the President declared that paid out in Arlington itself: aid to households, or repair grants to the City of Arlington.

Brought FEMA money into ArlingtonDeclared for Calhoun County only

2018

Hurricane Michael

283 households applied for aid $38K aid approved $24K to the City of Arlington for repairs

2009

Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, and Straight-Line Winds

2 households applied for aid $26K to the City of Arlington for repairs

Calhoun County has had 10 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often hurricanes and severe storms.

About these numbers

How to read this page

An average, not a forecastFEMA’s National Risk Index estimates the damage 18 kinds of natural hazards cause in a typical year, from decades of records and models. A quiet decade can follow a bad year.

Compared by rate“Higher than N%” compares yearly damage as a share of what’s here, so a big city isn’t rated riskier just for having more buildings. Arlington is smaller than a census tract, so it shares the figures of the tract around its center.

Money that reached townFlood claims are matched to Arlington’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the City of Arlington. FEMA’s model follows property values, so a place that recently lost many homes can rate lower than it feels.

Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025); OpenFEMA: NFIP redacted claims, multiple-loss properties, community status book and residential penetration rates, housing assistance (owners and renters), public assistance funded projects, hazard mitigation properties and disaster declarations. Census tracts: U.S. Census Bureau.