Natural hazards · Claxton

Claxton, GA natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Claxton 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 Claxton?

High

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Claxton to be higher than in 61% of U.S. communities, mostly from hurricanes and inland flooding.

Hurricanes40%Inland flooding30%Tornadoes8%Earthquakes6%Everything else15%

By hazard

What Claxton faces

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

Hurricanes

40% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 91% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 4 years in the area

Inland flooding

30% of expected damage

Below average · higher than 32% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 5 years in the area

Tornadoes

8% of expected damage

Above average · higher than 60% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 31 years in the area

Earthquakes

6% of expected damage

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

Lower here

HailIce stormsWinter weatherCold wavesHeat wavesWildfireLandslidesStrong windLightningDrought

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 Claxton flood?

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

of homes in flood zones
are insured

of all homes
are insured

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

Insurance rates: Evans County.

Disasters that hit Claxton

4 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into ClaxtonDeclared for Evans County only

2024

Hurricane Helene

2,456 households applied for aid $2.8M aid approved $427K to the City of Claxton for repairs

2024

Tropical Storm Debby

217 households applied for aid $660K aid approved $139K to the City of Claxton for repairs

2016

Hurricane Matthew

241 households applied for aid $82K aid approved $58K to the City of Claxton for repairs

2004

Tropical Storm Frances

$6K to the City of Claxton for repairs

Evans County has had 10 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often hurricanes and winter 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. Claxton 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 Claxton’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the City of Claxton. 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.