Natural hazards · Forsyth

Forsyth, GA natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Forsyth comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is very low 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 Forsyth?

Very low

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Forsyth to be higher than in 9% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and tornadoes.

Inland flooding41%Tornadoes18%Earthquakes9%Heat waves8%Strong wind8%Hurricanes5%Everything else11%

By hazard

What Forsyth faces

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

Inland flooding

41% of expected damage

Well below average · higher than 9% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 3 years in the area

Tornadoes

18% of expected damage

Above average · higher than 71% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 38 years in the area

Earthquakes

9% of expected damage

Above average · higher than 65% of U.S. places

Heat waves

8% of expected damage

Above average · higher than 50% of U.S. places

Recorded about 6 times a year in the area

Strong wind

8% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 84% of U.S. places

Recorded about 2 times a year in the area

Hurricanes

5% of expected damage

Above average · higher than 65% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 15 years in the area

Lower here

HailIce stormsWinter weatherCold wavesWildfireLandslidesLightningDrought

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 Forsyth flood?

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

of homes in flood zones
are insured

of all homes
are insured

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

Insurance rates: Monroe County.

What’s been done with FEMA grants

1buildings retrofitted against wind

Disasters that hit Forsyth

4 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into ForsythDeclared for Monroe County only

2017

Hurricane Irma

$52K to the City of Forsyth for repairs

2014

Severe Winter Storm

$120K to the City of Forsyth for repairs

2011

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

77 households applied for aid $197K aid approved

2004

Tropical Storm Frances

$45K to the City of Forsyth for repairs

Monroe County has had 16 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. Forsyth 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 Forsyth’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the City of Forsyth. 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.