Natural hazards · Irwinton

Irwinton, GA natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Irwinton comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is low for a U.S. community. 3 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

Expected damage

How exposed is Irwinton?

Low

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Irwinton to be higher than in 20% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding.

Inland flooding41%Strong wind13%Hurricanes11%Heat waves9%Drought8%Tornadoes6%Everything else12%

By hazard

What Irwinton 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 24% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 4 years in the area

Strong wind

13% of expected damage

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

Recorded about 2 times a year in the area

Hurricanes

11% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 82% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 12 years in the area

Heat waves

9% of expected damage

Above average · higher than 54% of U.S. places

Recorded about 7 times a year in the area

Drought

8% of expected damage

Recorded about 47 times a year in the area

Tornadoes

6% of expected damage

Below average · higher than 47% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 14 years in the area

Lower here

HailIce stormsWinter weatherCold wavesWildfireLandslidesLightning

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 Irwinton flood?

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

Disasters that hit Irwinton

3 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into IrwintonDeclared for Wilkinson County only

2018

Hurricane Michael

$4K to the City of Irwinton for repairs

2017

Hurricane Irma

$6K to the City of Irwinton for repairs

2004

Tropical Storm Frances

$2K to the City of Irwinton for repairs

Wilkinson 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. Irwinton 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 Irwinton’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the City of Irwinton. 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.