Kingsland’s biggest natural hazard is hurricanes
Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Kingsland comes from hurricanes, and overall the risk is high for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 70 claims here since 1992. 6 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.
What stands out about Kingsland’s weather risks
Read from FEMA’s records below. The page puts what stands out first.
Does Kingsland flood? Sometimes: 70 flood claims since 1992
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Kingsland, from FEMA’s records.
- Hurricane Irma41 claims · $2.2M
- Hurricane Elsa1 claim · $9K
- Hurricane Debby1 claim · $4K
Kingsland is in FEMA’s Community Rating System (class 8) for its flood-proofing work.
Insurance rates: Camden County.6 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Kingsland
Disasters that paid out in Kingsland itself (aid to households or repair grants to the City of Kingsland) and its biggest flood years.
- 2024Hurricane Helene1,091 households applied for aid$497K aid approved$132K to the City of Kingsland for repairs
- 2017Hurricane Irma2,154 households applied for aid$1.4M aid approved$243K to the City of Kingsland for repairs41 flood claims paid that year
- 2016Hurricane Matthew$91K to the City of Kingsland for repairs
- 2009Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, and Straight-Line Winds9 households applied for aid$9K aid approved
- 2004Tropical Storm Frances$55K to the City of Kingsland for repairs
- 1999Hurricane Floyd Emergency Declarations$19K to the City of Kingsland for repairs
Camden County has had 15 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often hurricanes and severe storms.
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FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings here to be higher than in 67% of U.S. communities, mostly from hurricanes and inland flooding.
Rated higher than 561 of the 674 Georgia towns we cover.
Kingsland covers 3 census tracts, combined by population.
What Kingsland faces
Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
Hurricanes
Inland flooding
Tornadoes
Get ready for what Kingsland actually faces
A short kit for its top hazards, what to check before you buy, and where neighbors get alerts.
- The season runs June through November and peaks from mid-August to mid-October.
- Bring in porch furniture and anything the wind can throw.
- Fill the gas tank and charge phones before the storm arrives.
- Turn around at flooded roads: a foot of moving water can carry off a car.
- Flood insurance usually takes 30 days to start, so buy it before the forecast.
- Keep papers and medicines up high, in a grab-and-go bag.
- Pick your spot now: the lowest floor, an inside room, no windows.
- A watch means be ready; a warning means take cover now.
- Keep shoes and a flashlight by the bed.
- Look up the address on FEMA’s flood map.
- Ask the seller or landlord whether it has ever flooded, and what flood insurance costs there.
- Get a flood insurance quote early: policies usually start 30 days after you buy.
- Kingsland residents get 10% off flood insurance.
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Kingsland and its neighbors
How storm and flood risk compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Rating | Mostly | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Marys | High | hurricanes | 73 |
| Kingsland | High | hurricanes | 70 |
Rating = expected yearly storm and flood damage as a share of what’s there, vs. U.S. communities. Flood claims = paid federal flood insurance claims on record.
Most disasters here begin in August–October
The month each of Camden County’s 15 declared disasters began, since 1953.
What these numbers can and can’t tell you
- An average, not a forecast. FEMA’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 there, so a big city isn’t rated riskier just for having more buildings.
- Money that reached town. Flood claims are matched to Kingsland’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the City of Kingsland.
- It follows property value. FEMA’s model weighs damage to buildings, so a place that recently lost many homes can rate lower than it feels. Across Kingsland, expected losses total about $4.4M a year, counting buildings, people and crops.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Kingsland.
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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. Preparedness tips: Ready.gov. An average of past damage, not a forecast.