Natural hazards · Blakely

Blakely, GA natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Blakely comes from hurricanes, and overall the risk is high for a U.S. community. 4 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

Expected damage

How exposed is Blakely?

High

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Blakely to be higher than in 65% of U.S. communities, mostly from hurricanes and inland flooding.

Hurricanes39%Inland flooding22%Tornadoes17%Cold waves7%Drought7%Everything else10%

By hazard

What Blakely faces

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

Hurricanes

39% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 93% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 5 years in the area

Inland flooding

22% of expected damage

Below average · higher than 27% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 4 years in the area

Tornadoes

17% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 78% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 10 years in the area

Cold waves

7% of expected damage

Above average · higher than 67% of U.S. places

Recorded about 2 times a year in the area

Drought

7% of expected damage

Recorded about 47 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 Blakely flood?

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

of homes in flood zones
are insured

of all homes
are insured

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

Insurance rates: Early County.

Disasters that hit Blakely

4 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into BlakelyDeclared for Early County only

2018

Hurricane Michael

1,455 households applied for aid $728K aid approved $290K to the City of Blakely for repairs

2017

Hurricane Irma

$55K to the City of Blakely for repairs

2009

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

122 households applied for aid $66K aid approved $74K to the City of Blakely for repairs

2004

Hurricane Ivan

25 households applied for aid $23K aid approved $26K to the City of Blakely for repairs

Early County has had 11 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. Blakely 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 Blakely’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the City of Blakely. 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.