Photo: The original uploader was Skarg at English Wikipedia. · CC BY 2.5Less hazard damage per building is expected in Conyers than in 87% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Conyers gets an A for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 87% of U.S. towns, #38 of 264 in Georgia. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (61%), then tornadoes (19%). Flood insurance has paid 1 claim here since 2025.
Graded on FEMA’s expected yearly building damage per dollar of building value (NRI v1.20, December 2025), weighted by where residents live; flood claims are shown, not graded. How hazard risk is graded
What stands out about Conyers’ natural hazards
From FEMA’s model and FEMA’s records, below.
What Conyers faces
Each hazard’s share of the building damage FEMA expects here, and how its rate compares with the rest of the country.
River and rain flooding
Tornadoes
Earthquakes
Hail
Shares are of FEMA’s expected building damage, the measure the grade uses; ranks compare each hazard’s building-damage rate with all 85,154 U.S. census tracts. In FEMA’s terms, river and rain flooding is FEMA’s “Inland Flooding” (rivers and streams overflowing their banks, or rain overwhelming drainage). FEMA defines coastal flooding as high or rising tides and storm surge, so surge damage is counted there. Drought isn’t listed: FEMA counts its losses in crops only.
What’s behind Conyers’ grade
River and rain flooding is 61% of the building damage FEMA expects in Conyers, and Conyers’ rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 78% of U.S. census tracts. Next is tornadoes at 19% (higher than 80% of U.S. census tracts).
A #38 of 264 in Georgia; lower expected damage per building than 87% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Conyers’ residents live in 9 census tracts; FEMA’s figures are combined by where they live.
The typical Georgia town has lower expected damage than 72% of U.S. towns; within the state, Conyers has less expected damage per building than 86% of Georgia towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $3.9M a year in losses across Conyers: $2.9M to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Conyers flood? Rarely: 1 flood claim since 2025
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Conyers, from FEMA’s records: 0.1 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 99% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
Conyers isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Rockdale County.4 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Conyers
Disasters that paid out in Conyers itself (aid to households or repair grants to the City of Conyers), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2024Hurricane Helene15 households applied for aid$3K aid approved
- 2017Hurricane Irma$51K to the City of Conyers for repairs
- 2009Severe Storms and Flooding245 households applied for aid$545K aid approved$104K to the City of Conyers for repairs
- 2000Severe Winter Storm$8K to the City of Conyers for repairs
Rockdale County has had 12 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often severe storms, then winter storms. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.
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Conyers has the lowest expected damage per building of the 1 graded towns here. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conyers | Aless damage than 87% | river and rain flooding | 1 |
| Milstead | — | 689 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
Hazard risk = FEMA’s expected yearly building damage per dollar of building value, vs. the 21,298 U.S. towns we grade; the map is shaded by fifths of the same scale. Flood claims = paid federal flood insurance claims on record.
Get ready for what Conyers faces
A short kit for the hazards that drive the building damage here, what to check before you buy, and where neighbors get alerts.
- Turn around at flooded roads: a foot of moving water can carry off a car.
- Flood insurance usually takes 30 days to start, so buy it before the forecast.
- Keep papers and medicines up high, in a grab-and-go bag.
- Pick your spot now: the lowest floor, an inside room, no windows.
- A watch means be ready; a warning means take cover now.
- Keep shoes and a flashlight by the bed.
- Drop, cover and hold on.
- Strap tall furniture and the water heater to the wall.
- Know how to shut off the gas.
- Park in a garage or under cover when storms are forecast.
- Stay away from windows while it falls.
- Photograph roof and car damage for your insurer.
- Look up the address on FEMA’s flood map.
- Ask the seller or landlord whether it has ever flooded, and what flood insurance costs there.
- Get a flood insurance quote early: policies usually start 30 days after you buy.
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Questions about natural hazards in Conyers
Is Conyers at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Conyers has lower expected damage per building than 87% of U.S. towns: A for hazard risk, #38 of 264 in Georgia. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (61%) and tornadoes (19%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Does Conyers flood?
Flood insurance has paid 1 claim in Conyers since 2025, $6K in all, or 0.1 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 99% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
Is Conyers in a flood zone?
Flood zones are drawn street by street, so the answer depends on the address: look it up on FEMA’s flood map. In Rockdale County, 53% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.3% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Conyers?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Conyers’ flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.
What was the biggest storm in Conyers?
By FEMA money that reached Conyers, Severe Storms and Flooding (2009): 245 households applied for aid, $545K approved, and $104K to the City of Conyers for repairs.
Is Conyers at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (61%), and Conyers’ rate for it is lower than 78% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Conyers.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Conyers’ residents lived in the 2020 census; 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. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. Preparedness tips: Ready.gov. FEMA’s model is an average of expected damage, not a forecast. How hazard risk is graded.