Natural hazards · Reidsville

Reidsville, GA natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Reidsville comes from hurricanes, and overall the risk is high for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 2 claims here since 2005. 5 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

Expected damage

How exposed is Reidsville?

High

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Reidsville to be higher than in 79% of U.S. communities, mostly from hurricanes and inland flooding.

Hurricanes61%Inland flooding16%Tornadoes7%Earthquakes6%Everything else11%

By hazard

What Reidsville faces

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

Hurricanes

61% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 95% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 4 years in the area

Inland flooding

16% of expected damage

Well below average · higher than 12% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 3 years in the area

Tornadoes

7% of expected damage

Above average · higher than 60% of U.S. places

Earthquakes

6% of expected damage

Above average · higher than 72% of U.S. places

Lower here

HailIce stormsWinter weatherCold wavesHeat 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 Reidsville flood?

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

2paid claims since 2005

$43Kpaid to owners

0homes flooded more than once

20052026

of homes in flood zones
are insured

of all homes
are insured

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

Insurance rates: Tattnall County.

Disasters that hit Reidsville

5 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into ReidsvilleDeclared for Tattnall County only

2024

Hurricane Helene

1,572 households applied for aid $1.7M aid approved $446K to the City of Reidsville for repairs

2017

Hurricane Irma

$14K to the City of Reidsville for repairs

2016

Hurricane Matthew

$28K to the City of Reidsville for repairs

2009

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

4 households applied for aid $27K aid approved

2004

Tropical Storm Frances

$10K to the City of Reidsville for repairs

Tattnall County has had 16 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often hurricanes and winter 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. Reidsville covers 1 census tract, combined by population.

Money that reached townFlood claims are matched to Reidsville’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the City of Reidsville. 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 Reidsville total about $1.7M 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.