Natural hazards · Bloomingdale

Bloomingdale, GA natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Bloomingdale comes from hurricanes, and overall the risk is very high for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 22 claims here since 1987. 5 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

Expected damage

How exposed is Bloomingdale?

Very high

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Bloomingdale to be higher than in 95% of U.S. communities, mostly from hurricanes and inland flooding.

Hurricanes65%Inland flooding23%Everything else12%

By hazard

What Bloomingdale faces

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

Hurricanes

65% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 98% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 3 years in the area

Inland flooding

23% of expected damage

Above average · higher than 72% of U.S. places

Recorded about once a year in the area

Lower here

Coastal floodingTornadoesHailIce stormsWinter weatherCold wavesHeat wavesWildfireEarthquakesLandslidesStrong windLightningDrought

Not a risk here

AvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic 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 Bloomingdale flood?

Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Bloomingdale, from FEMA’s records.

22paid claims since 1987

$298Kpaid to owners

0homes flooded more than once

19872026

of homes in flood zones
are insured

of all homes
are insured

🏷️ 10% off flood insurance. Bloomingdale is in FEMA’s Community Rating System (class 8) for its flood-proofing work.

Insurance rates: Chatham County.

Disasters that hit Bloomingdale

5 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into BloomingdaleDeclared for Chatham County only

2024

Hurricane Helene

913 households applied for aid $572K aid approved

2024

Tropical Storm Debby

122 households applied for aid $628K aid approved

2017

Hurricane Irma

107 households applied for aid $10K aid approved $92K to the City of Bloomingdale for repairs

2016

Hurricane Matthew

190 households applied for aid $34K aid approved $177K to the City of Bloomingdale for repairs

1999

Hurricane Floyd Emergency Declarations

$2K to the City of Bloomingdale for repairs

Chatham County has had 13 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often hurricanes and severe storms.

Around Bloomingdale

Bloomingdale and the towns around it

Very lowLowModerateHighVery high

Bloomingdalemostly hurricanesVery high

Poolermostly hurricanesVery high

Savannahmostly hurricanesVery high

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. Bloomingdale covers 1 census tract, combined by population.

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

FEMA’s expected losses across Bloomingdale total about $3.1M a year, counting buildings, people and crops.

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.