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Georgia Flood Hazard Profile

Hazard Data · Model Version 2.5

Overview

Georgia experiences flood hazard from coastal storm surge along the Savannah and Brunswick coastline, riverine flooding along the Chattahoochee, Flint, and Ocmulgee rivers, and urban flash flooding in the Atlanta metro area. The 2009 Metro Atlanta flood was a benchmark event for urban flood exposure.

In the Historical Record

9
federal disaster declarations (1961–1991)
FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations
24,237
NFIP flood insurance claims paid
FEMA OpenFEMA NfipClaims, 1978–2024

Counted from the records this platform holds. A figure is shown only where the underlying dataset could be read.

County by County in Georgia

What federal records show has happened in each county: storms, disaster declarations and flood insurance claims. The counties below have the longest NOAA storm records in Georgia.

All Georgia counties

Notable Historical Events

12009 Metro Atlanta Flood — $500M+ damage, 10 fatalities (FEMA DR-1858)
22016 Hurricane Matthew — coastal flooding in Chatham County
32024 Hurricane Helene — catastrophic inland flooding in north GA

Hazard Scoring Approach

Calchis computes a Calchis Hazard Score (0–10) for flood hazard at any US address. The score is composed of weighted sub-components derived from federal data sources and published research. All score components are transparent and returned in API responses.

These are hazard scores — physical intensity likelihood only. They do not include property exposure or vulnerability data. We never call a hazard score a risk score. See the full methodology for scoring details.

Analyze Your Address

Enter any Georgia address to see location-specific flood hazard scoring with full methodology transparency.

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Data Sources

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layerwww.fema.gov
NOAA NWPS River Gaugeswater.noaa.gov
USGS Georgia Water Science Centerwww.usgs.gov

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Calchis Hazard Score — derived from federal and academic sources listed above. Property exposure data not included. Not a substitute for professional actuarial assessment. Decision-support intelligence — not a primary alerting or dispatch system. Verify against official sources.