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Jenkins County, Georgia

Recorded hazard history: storm events since 1950, federal disaster declarations since 1953, flood insurance claims since 1978, and FEMA's risk index.

FIPS 13165 · 8,639 residents (2021) · 347 sq mi · dominant hazard Wind

Hail · 23Tornado · 9Flood · 7Wind · 123Winter · 10

Jenkins County within Georgia. Dots: HailTornadoFloodWind event locations in the kept record. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. NCEI storm records through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA declarations refreshed 1 Oct 2026; NFIP claims as of 8 Sep 2026.

Jenkins County, Georgia, has 209 weather events in the NCEI Storm Events record since 1950, most of them damaging wind.

That is 60.2 events per 100 square miles, below the Georgia figure of 98.3, and 241.9 per 10,000 residents against 52.5 statewide.

5 events fall in the 12 months to 30 Jun 2026. NCEI attributes 0 deaths and 2 injuries to events in the county, with property damage estimated at $2.2M and crop damage at $15K.

FEMA has designated the county in 21 federal disaster declarations since 1953; the most recent is Severe Winter Storm (emergency, 24 Jan 2026).

National Flood Insurance Program policyholders in the county filed 10 claims since 1978, of which 7 were paid, totalling $61K (about $9K per paid claim). FEMA counts 21 residential flood policies in force.

FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall risk as "Very Low" and its expected annual loss as "Very Low" ($3.9M a year across 18 hazards).

87 tropical storm or hurricane tracks in the HURDAT2 record passed within 100 miles of the county's centre at tropical-storm strength or more, 1 of them within 50 miles at hurricane strength.

5events, last 12 monthsto 30 Jun 2026

209events since 19500 deaths, 2 injuries recorded

21disaster declarationslast 24 Jan 2026

10NFIP flood claims$61K paid

Compared with Georgia and the United States

Measure	Jenkins County	Georgia	US
Recorded events since 1950	209	56,743	1,977,440
Events per 100 square miles	60.2	98.3	56.0
Events per 10,000 residents	241.9	52.5	59.6
Events in the last 12 months	5	1,541	62,008
Deaths recorded by NCEI	0	447	26,435
Property damage (NCEI estimates)	$2.2M	$8.7B	$575B
NFIP claims per 1,000 residents	1.2	2.3	8.1
Average paid NFIP claim	$9K	$29K	$43K
Claims per 100 policies in force, last 10 years	9.5	10.3	16.1

County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county. State and US rows include events recorded only by forecast zone. Rates use 2021 Census population and land area.

Events by decade

Tornado: 4Wind: 5

Hail: 1Wind: 1

Hail: 3Wind: 18Tropical: 1Heat: 3Cold: 1Drought: 3

Hail: 12Tornado: 5Flood: 2Wind: 48Winter: 2Tropical: 2Heat: 2Cold: 1Drought: 17Other: 1

Hail: 4Flood: 3Wind: 33Winter: 5Tropical: 1Lightning: 1

Hail: 3Flood: 2Wind: 18Winter: 3Tropical: 1Cold: 3

01950s01960s91970s21980s291990s922000s472010s302020s

Recorded events in Jenkins County by decade and hazard group. HailTornadoFloodWindWinterTropicalHeatColdDroughtLightningOther NCEI recorded only tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind before 1996.

Trend: 122 events in the 20 years to 2025 against 74 in the 20 years before. Reporting practice changed in 1996 and again with automated reports in the 2000s, so decade totals measure the record as much as the weather.

Events by type

Wind123

Hail23

Drought20

Winter10

Tornado9

Flood7

Tropical5

Heat5

Cold5

Lightning1

Other1

Hazard	Events	Deaths	Share of state's events
■ Wind	123	—	0.5%	detail
■ Hail	23	—	0.3%	detail
■ Drought	20	—	0.4%
■ Winter	10	—	0.3%	detail
■ Tornado	9	—	0.4%
■ Flood	7	—	0.2%
■ Tropical	5	—	0.2%
■ Heat	5	—	0.4%
■ Cold	5	—	0.3%
■ Lightning	1	—	0.1%
■ Other	1	—	0.1%

Hazard pages exist for hail, tornado, flood, wind and winter where the county has at least 10 recorded events. "Other" covers heavy rain, debris flow, dust, funnel clouds and similar reports.

Largest recorded events

Date	Event type	Group	Magnitude	Property damage	Crop damage	Deaths	Injuries	Geography
11 May 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Wind	110 mph	$780K	—	—	1	County
11 May 2008	Tornado	Tornado	EF0	$50K	—	—	1	County
16 Mar 1976	Tornado	Tornado	F2	$250K	—	—	—	County
16 Mar 1976	Tornado	Tornado	F2	$250K	—	—	—	County
6 Aug 2024	Flash Flood	Flood	—	$250K	—	—	—	County
11 Sep 2017	Tropical Depression	Tropical	—	$200K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
27 May 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Wind	69 mph	$100K	—	—	—	County

Ranked by deaths, then injuries, then NCEI's damage estimate. Deaths and injuries are NCEI counts (direct plus indirect); no personal details are recorded here.

Federal disaster declarations

Declared	Number	Type	Incident	Title	Programs
24 Jan 2026	EM-3642	Emergency	Winter Storm	Severe Winter Storm	Public assistance
30 Sep 2024	DR-4830	Major disaster	Hurricane	Hurricane Helene	Individual assistance, Public assistance
26 Sep 2024	EM-3616	Emergency	Tropical Storm	Hurricane Helene	Public assistance
24 Sep 2024	DR-4821	Major disaster	Tropical Storm	Tropical Storm Debby	Public assistance
5 Aug 2024	EM-3607	Emergency	Tropical Storm	Hurricane Debby	Public assistance
7 Sep 2023	DR-4738	Major disaster	Hurricane	Hurricane Idalia	Public assistance
29 Mar 2020	DR-4501	Major disaster	Biological	Covid-19 Pandemic	Individual assistance, Public assistance
13 Mar 2020	EM-3464	Emergency	Biological	Covid-19	Public assistance
14 Oct 2018	DR-4400	Major disaster	Hurricane	Hurricane Michael	Public assistance
10 Oct 2018	EM-3406	Emergency	Hurricane	Hurricane Michael	Public assistance
15 Sep 2017	DR-4338	Major disaster	Hurricane	Hurricane Irma	Public assistance
8 Sep 2017	EM-3387	Emergency	Hurricane	Hurricane Irma	Public assistance
8 Oct 2016	DR-4284	Major disaster	Hurricane	Hurricane Matthew	Public assistance
6 Oct 2016	EM-3379	Emergency	Hurricane	Hurricane Matthew	Public assistance
6 Mar 2014	DR-4165	Major disaster	Severe Ice Storm	Severe Winter Storm	Public assistance
11 Feb 2014	EM-3368	Emergency	Severe Ice Storm	Severe Winter Storm	Public assistance
23 May 2008	DR-1761	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms And Tornadoes	Individual assistance, Public assistance
5 Sep 2005	EM-3218	Emergency	Hurricane	Hurricane Katrina Evacuation	Public assistance
11 Mar 1998	DR-1209	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms And Flooding	Individual assistance, Public assistance
19 Oct 1990	DR-880	Major disaster	Flood	Severe Storms & Flooding	Individual assistance
20 Jul 1977	EM-3044	Emergency	Drought	Drought	Public assistance

Declarations in which FEMA designated this county, from the OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). DR: major disaster; EM: emergency; FM: fire management assistance. Programs show whether individual or public assistance was made available.

Flood insurance claims

197820022026

NFIP claims by year of loss in Jenkins County, 1978 to 2026 (hover for the amount paid).

Claims since 197810

Paid claims7

Total paid$61K

Average paid claim$9K

Repetitive-loss properties0

Residential policies in force210.5% of 4,311 structures

Year of loss	Claims	Paid claims	Amount paid	Average paid
2024	2	1	$2,466	$2,466
2013	1	1	$4,594	$4,594
2009	1	0	$0	—
2003	1	1	$710	$710
1998	4	3	$15,714	$5,238
1992	1	1	$37,333	$37,333

OpenFEMA NFIP claims (v3, as of 8 Sep 2026), aggregated by year of loss; amounts are building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments as recorded. Repetitive-loss counts from the NFIP Multiple Loss Properties file (2 Aug 2026); policies in force from the NFIP Residential Penetration Rates file (3 Aug 2026).

National Risk Index

Overall riskVery Lowscore 10.8 of 100

Expected annual loss$3.9MVery Low

Social vulnerabilityRelatively High

Community resilienceRelatively Low

Hazard (NRI)	Risk rating	Expected annual loss
Inland flooding	Very Low	$1,407,706
Hurricane	Relatively Low	$792,833
Tornado	Relatively Low	$409,672
Drought	Relatively Moderate	$335,539
Earthquake	Very Low	$292,514
Heat wave	Relatively Low	$218,936
Cold wave	Very Low	$162,147
Strong wind	Relatively Low	$129,830
Hail	Very Low	$45,826
Lightning	Very Low	$42,014
Wildfire	Very Low	$12,571
Ice storm	Very Low	$7,211
Winter weather	Very Low	$3,323
Landslide	Very Low	$17

FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 release. Ratings are FEMA's relative comparison of counties; expected annual loss is FEMA's modelled estimate of average yearly building, population and agriculture loss. See how to read the NRI.

Hurricane and tropical storm passes

Tracks within 100 miles87

Tracks within 50 miles24

Hurricane strength within 50 miles1

Storm	Year	Closest approach	Max wind while within 100 mi
Debby	2024	75 mi	46 mph
Helene	2024	66 mi	69 mph
Idalia	2023	63 mi	69 mph
Colin	2022	90 mi	40 mph
Danny	2021	92 mi	40 mph
Elsa	2021	10 mi	52 mph
Nestor	2019	26 mi	46 mph
Florence	2018	62 mi	46 mph
Michael	2018	71 mi	58 mph
Hermine	2016	53 mi	58 mph
Matthew	2016	98 mi	98 mph
Andrea	2013	89 mi	46 mph
Beryl	2012	81 mi	40 mph
Barry	2007	74 mi	46 mph
Earl	1998	37 mi	46 mph
Allison	1995	28 mi	40 mph
Chris	1988	51 mi	46 mph
Bob	1985	74 mi	75 mph
Kate	1985	34 mi	58 mph
David	1979	55 mi	75 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1976	80 mi	46 mph
Alma	1970	47 mi	46 mph
Abby	1968	55 mi	46 mph
Alma	1966	75 mi	46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1965	63 mi	40 mph

HURDAT2 best-track positions at tropical-storm strength (34 kt) or more, measured from the county's Census centre point; through the 2025 season. Distance from a track is not the same as the extent of the storm's wind, rain or surge.

ZIP codes with flood claims

30442 10

ZIP codes whose NFIP claims carry this county's code, with the number of claims. Five or more claims are needed for a ZIP page to be indexed.

Questions and answers

How often does it hail in Jenkins County, GA?

NCEI records 23 hail events in Jenkins County since 1950, in 11 different years; that is about 0.3 recorded events a year. 4 reports were golf-ball size (1.75 in) or larger.

Has Jenkins County had a tornado?

Yes. NCEI records 9 tornadoes in Jenkins County since 1950, 2 of them rated (E)F2 or stronger. Tornado deaths recorded: 0.

When was the last federal disaster declaration for Jenkins County?

24 Jan 2026: Severe Winter Storm, a emergency declaration for winter storm. The county appears in 21 declarations since 1953.

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in Jenkins County, and how much was paid?

10 NFIP claims since 1978, 7 of them paid, for $61K in total. FEMA publishes these figures redacted and aggregated; individual properties are not identified.

Is Jenkins County in the National Risk Index's high-risk band?

FEMA's National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the county "Very Low" for overall risk, "Very Low" for expected annual loss, "Relatively High" for social vulnerability and "Relatively Low" for community resilience. These ratings are FEMA's relative comparison across all US counties.

How does Jenkins County compare with the rest of Georgia?

60.2 recorded events per 100 square miles against 98.3 statewide, and 1.2 NFIP claims per 1,000 residents against 2.3. The comparison table on this page shows each measure beside the state and national figures.

Provenance

Storm events: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026 (public domain). Declarations: OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2, refreshed 1 Oct 2026. Flood claims: OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 as of 8 Sep 2026; NfipMultipleLossProperties v1 (2 Aug 2026); NfipResidentialPenetrationRates v1 (3 Aug 2026). Risk index: FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025. Hurricane tracks: NHC HURDAT2 through 2025. Population and area: US Census Bureau, 2021 vintage. Built 1 Oct 2026; see the methodology and corrections pages. Hazard hubs: Hail · Tornado · Flood · Wind · Winter.