Natural hazards · Poulan

Poulan, GA natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Poulan comes from hurricanes, and overall the risk is 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 Poulan?

Low

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Poulan to be higher than in 39% of U.S. communities, mostly from hurricanes and drought.

Hurricanes21%Drought19%Inland flooding19%Tornadoes17%Cold waves15%Everything else10%

By hazard

What Poulan faces

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

Hurricanes

21% of expected damage

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

Recorded about once every 5 years in the area

Drought

19% of expected damage

Recorded about 28 times a year in the area

Inland flooding

19% of expected damage

Below average · higher than 38% of U.S. places

Recorded about once a year in the area

Tornadoes

17% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 79% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 10 years in the area

Cold waves

15% of expected damage

Above average · higher than 66% of U.S. places

Recorded about 2 times a year in the area

Lower here

HailIce stormsWinter weatherHeat wavesWildfireEarthquakesLandslidesStrong windLightning

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 Poulan flood?

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

of homes in flood zones
are insured

of all homes
are insured

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

Insurance rates: Worth County.

Disasters that hit Poulan

4 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into PoulanDeclared for Worth County only

2018

Hurricane Michael

98 households applied for aid $43K aid approved $84K to the City of Poulan for repairs

2017

Hurricane Irma

$42K to the City of Poulan for repairs

2017

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

1 household applied for aid

2009

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

1 household applied for aid $26K to the City of Poulan for repairs

Worth County has had 14 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. Poulan 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 Poulan’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the City of Poulan. 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.