Enter any address in Jeff Davis County, Georgia to see its FEMA flood zone
Flash flooding from thunderstorms and tropical systems are the primary flood concerns in Jeff Davis County. Recent events include localized flooding from strong storms in late July 2024 and widespread inland flooding associated with Hurricane Debby in early August 2024, which brought flash flooding and river flooding to the region. Hurricane Helene also brought significant wind impacts to southeast Georgia in late September 2024.
NFIP claims data indicates that while Zone A properties have seen some claims, properties in Zone X have experienced higher average payouts. Properties in Zone UNKNOWN have also seen substantial payouts with significant water depth reported. Homeowners in areas prone to flash flooding, near rivers, or in zones with lower base flood elevations should pay particular attention to flood risk.
Summary generated from NOAA storm narratives and NFIP claim data for this county. Not predictive.
6 NOAA storm reports from this county describe what happened, in the words of the meteorologists who were there.
Jeff Davis County, Georgia has recorded 15 flood-related events since 1996 according to NOAA's Storm Events Database, including 4 flash floods and 5 river or area floods. The county has received 20 federal disaster declarations, 1 of which involved flooding or coastal storms. Enter any address above to check its FEMA flood zone designation.
FEMA Disaster Declarations (1977–2024)
Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries.
| Declaration | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Hurricane Helene | Tropical Storm | Sep 24, 2024 |
| Hurricane Debby | Tropical Storm | Aug 4, 2024 |
| Tropical Storm Debby | Tropical Storm | Aug 4, 2024 |
| Hurricane Idalia | Hurricane | Aug 30, 2023 |
| Covid-19 | Biological | Jan 20, 2020 |
| Covid-19 Pandemic | Biological | Jan 20, 2020 |
| Hurricane Michael | Hurricane | Oct 9, 2018 |
| Hurricane Irma | Hurricane | Sep 7, 2017 |
| Hurricane Matthew | Hurricane | Oct 4, 2016 |
| Severe Storms And Flooding | Severe Storm | Dec 22, 2015 |
NOAA Storm Events Database (1996–2025)
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database.
| Type | Date | Damage |
|---|---|---|
| Flood | Jul 29, 2024 | 0.00K |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | Sep 27, 2024 | 0.00K (2 deaths) |
| Flood | Sep 13, 2024 | 0.00K |
| Tropical Storm | Aug 4, 2024 | 0.00K |
| Tropical Storm | Aug 30, 2023 | 0.00K |
| Flood | Jan 2, 2022 | 0.00K |
| Flood | Mar 5, 2020 | 0.00K |
| Tropical Storm | Sep 1, 2016 | 0.00K |
| Tropical Storm | Sep 25, 2004 | — |
| Tropical Storm | Sep 5, 2004 | — |
Flood — Jul 29, 2024
Diurnal instability with sea breeze and upper-level short wave trough forcing triggered strong to severe storms with locally heavy across SE GA in the afternoon and evening.
Hurricane (Typhoon) — Sep 27, 2024
Hurricane Helene made landfall as a category 4 with peak winds of near 140 mph in the Florida Big |Bend just east of the Aucilla River Entrance in Taylor County, late Thursday evening September 26, |2024. Helene's main impact to southeast Georgia and northeast Florida was wind damage as it |tracked quickly north-northeast. The very powerful hurricane and the forward motion produced a |wide swa...
Flood — Sep 13, 2024
A continued moist airmass and weak storm motion produced diurnally enhanced showers and isolated storms with localized flooding.
Tropical Storm — Aug 4, 2024
Hurricane Debby made landfall as a Category 1 storm along the FL Big Bend coast during the early morning of August 5, 2024. Prior to landfall, outer convective bands produced tornadoes across portions of northeast Florida on August 4th. Widespread flooding moved inland with Debby across the Suwannee River Valley and inland Southeast Georgia where flash flooding and moderate to major river flood...
Tropical Storm — Aug 30, 2023
Hurricane Idalia made landfall Wednesday morning August 30th around 745 AM EDT along the|Florida Big Bend near Keaton Beach as a category 3, with the inner core moving NE across the|Suwannee River Valley. The inner wind core of Idalia gradually weakened through the morning while,|heavily impacting Suwannee and Hamilton counties in NE Florida and Echols county SE Georgia as the|circulation track...
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database.
Source: OpenFEMA NFIP Individual Claims (2.25M records analyzed).
FEMA assigns flood zone designations to areas in Jeff Davis County, Georgia:
AE High Risk — 1% annual chance of flooding. Insurance required.
VE Very High Risk — Coastal flooding with wave action.
X (Shaded) Moderate Risk — 500-year floodplain.
X Low Risk — Outside major floodplains.
Properties in Jeff Davis County, Georgia that are in FEMA-designated Special Flood Hazard Areas (zones A and V) with federally backed mortgages are required to carry flood insurance.
Even outside high-risk zones, flood insurance is recommended. From 2014 to 2024, nearly one-third of NFIP claims came from outside the high-risk Special Flood Hazard Area.
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