Natural hazards · Jesup

Jesup, GA natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Jesup comes from hurricanes, and overall the risk is high for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 4 claims here since 2003. 6 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

Expected damage

How exposed is Jesup?

High

vs. U.S. communities

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

Hurricanes47%Inland flooding21%Tornadoes10%Cold waves8%Earthquakes6%Everything else9%

By hazard

What Jesup faces

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

Hurricanes

47% of expected damage

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

Recorded about once every 3 years in the area

Inland flooding

21% of expected damage

Well below average · higher than 13% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 3 years in the area

Tornadoes

10% of expected damage

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

Cold waves

8% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 85% of U.S. places

Recorded about once a year in the area

Earthquakes

6% of expected damage

Above average · higher than 70% of U.S. places

Lower here

HailIce stormsWinter weatherHeat 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 Jesup flood?

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

4paid claims since 2003

$53Kpaid to owners

0homes flooded more than once

20032026

of homes in flood zones
are insured

of all homes
are insured

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

Insurance rates: Wayne County.

What’s been done with FEMA grants

1flood-prone properties bought out and cleared

1buildings retrofitted against wind

Disasters that hit Jesup

6 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into JesupDeclared for Wayne County only

2024

Hurricane Helene

3,352 households applied for aid $2.6M aid approved $686K to the City of Jesup for repairs

2024

Tropical Storm Debby

$62K to the City of Jesup for repairs

2023

Hurricane Idalia

$34K to the City of Jesup for repairs

2017

Hurricane Irma

2 households applied for aid $185K to the City of Jesup for repairs

2016

Hurricane Matthew

391 households applied for aid $117K aid approved $249K to the City of Jesup for repairs

2004

Tropical Storm Frances

$11K to the City of Jesup for repairs

Wayne County has had 13 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. Jesup covers 1 census tract, combined by population.

Money that reached townFlood claims are matched to Jesup’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the City of Jesup. 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 Jesup total about $1.5M 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.