Storm risk in Bibb County, Georgia
FEMA's overall hazard score for Bibb County is 78.50 (Relatively Low), 677th of 3,144 counties. Hail scores 82.70 (Relatively Moderate), strong wind 80.69 (Relatively Moderate) and tornado 87.66 (Relatively Moderate). Expected hail loss is $18 per $1 million of buildings a year; NOAA logged 5 hail reports in Bibb County from 2014 to June 2026.
FEMA National Risk Index, version December 2025, retrieved October 8, 2026. NOAA hail reports 2014 to June 2026.
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Expected yearly loss per $1 million of buildings, log scale. Dot colour is FEMA’s rating band. The tornado lane counts everything exposed, not only buildings.
How FEMA rates Bibb County
| Hazard | Rating | Score (0 to 100) | Rank in U.S. | Rank in GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Relatively Low | 78.50 | 677 of 3,144 | 18 of 159 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 82.70 | 545 of 3,126 | 10 of 159 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 80.69 | 608 of 3,126 | 8 of 159 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 87.66 | 389 of 3,126 | 16 of 159 |
Expected yearly loss, in dollars
| Hazard | This county, total a year | Per $1M of buildings | State median county | U.S. median county | Rank per $1M, U.S. | Rank per $1M, state |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | $617,373 | $18 | $13 | $22 | 1,736 of 3,126 | 62 of 159 |
| Strong wind | $349,065 | $10 | $13 | $20 | 2,202 of 3,121 | 109 of 159 |
| Tornado | $5,165,100 | $148 | $209 | $199 | 1,834 of 3,144 | 128 of 159 |
Rank 1 is the highest. Overall, hail and wind losses count buildings; the tornado row counts everything FEMA exposes, so it overstates building damage. Expected annual loss is an average over many years for the whole county, not a forecast for one roof.
What stands out in Bibb County
- FEMA expects hail in Bibb County to cost $18 per $1 million of buildings a year: 0.79 times the U.S. median and 1.32 times the GA county median, ranked 1,736th of 3,126 counties nationally and 62nd of 159 in Georgia.
- FEMA expects strong wind in Bibb County to cost $10 per $1 million of buildings a year: 0.49 times the U.S. median and 0.75 times the GA county median, ranked 2,202nd of 3,121 counties nationally and 109th of 159 in Georgia.
- FEMA expects tornado in Bibb County to cost $148 per $1 million of buildings a year: 0.75 times the U.S. median and 0.71 times the GA county median, ranked 1,834th of 3,144 counties nationally and 128th of 159 in Georgia.
- NOAA has only 5 hail reports for Bibb County in 12 years, too few for a trend; FEMA's 104 counted hail events cover a longer record.
- Applying FEMA's estimate to a $165,800 home, the average yearly loss in Bibb County is about $2.94 for hail and $1.66 for wind before any deductible; at the U.S. median county rates it would be $3.70 and $3.38.
- If the next years look like 2014 to 2025, a roof kept 20 years in Bibb County meets about 8.3 hail days of 1 inch or more; the median county in NOAA's file (1,275 counties) would give 35.0.
- Built in 1976, the median home in Bibb County is 50 years old, so an original roof has outlived a 3-tab shingle (15 to 20 years) and an architectural one (25 to 30 years); 81.2% of its 71,869 homes are at least 26 years old.
- March to June holds 3 of the 5 hail reports in Bibb County (60 percent); the quietest month is January, with 0 reports.
What hail and wind cost a home here in an average year
Enter a home value. The calculator applies Bibb County’s own loss rate: the county’s expected yearly loss divided by the value of its buildings. It starts at the Census median home value for the county.
Formula: home value × Bibb County yearly loss ÷ building value. Hail: $617,373 ÷ $34,832,118,717 = 0.0000177. Wind: $349,065 ÷ $34,832,118,717 = 0.0000100. This is FEMA’s estimate of average damage to buildings and does not account for your deductible. Tornado is left out because FEMA’s tornado loss counts people and other exposure, not only buildings.
Read this as a yardstick. The rate is an average over every building in the county, from sheds to office towers, and over many years. Real losses come in rare, large storms; a roof with no damage in 19 years can need full replacement in the 20th. The figure is not a quote and not a prediction for one address.
Bibb County in plain numbers
- Bibb County scores 78.50 in FEMA's overall hazard index (Relatively Low): 677th of 3,144 rated counties and 18th of 159 in Georgia.
- Hail scores 82.70 (Relatively Moderate). FEMA expects $617,373 of hail damage to buildings in Bibb County a year, which is $18 per $1 million of buildings, 0.79 times the U.S. median.
- Strong wind scores 80.69 (Relatively Moderate) with $349,065 of expected yearly building loss in Bibb County: $10 per $1 million of buildings, 0.49 times the U.S. median.
- Tornado scores 87.66 (Relatively Moderate) and FEMA's expected yearly tornado loss is $5,165,100, counting everything exposed, or $148 per $1 million of buildings in Bibb County.
- FEMA's own event record for Bibb County averages 2.74 hail events and 1.51 strong-wind events a year.
- NOAA logged 5 hail reports in Bibb County between 2014 and June 2026, on 5 days with stones of 1 inch or more; the largest was 2 inches.
- In Bibb County, FEMA counts buildings worth 34.83 billion dollars and 157,280 residents.
- Social vulnerability is Relatively High in Bibb County.
- Community resilience there is Relatively High, for 157,280 residents.
- 1 city in Bibb County is covered on this site: Macon. 9 Census ZIP areas have more than half of their land in the county.
- Our guide range for a 2,000 sq ft asphalt roof in Macon is $5,880 to $13,020.
- Bibb County ranks 114 of the 194 counties with a page here for hail loss per $1 million of buildings, 106 for wind and 131 for tornado.
- In Bibb County, March is the busiest month with 1 of the 5 reports (20 percent), against 1 report in September.
- Bibb County's worst year was 2015, with 1 hail day at 1 inch or more and 1 report. At the 2014 to 2025 pace that is 0.42 such days a year, one about every 28.8 months.
- The median home in Bibb County was built in 1976; 55.7% of its 71,869 housing units date from before 1980, 81.2% from before 2000 and 8.1% from 2010 on.
- Census puts the median home value in Bibb County at $165,800, and 51.5% of homes are lived in by their owners.
- 1,608 single-family building permits were issued in Bibb County from 2014 to 2025, about 22.4 per 1,000 homes, peaking in 2021.
- NOAA lists 9 tornado tracks in Bibb County since 2014; the strongest was an EF1 on April 13, 2020 near Wesleyan College, 3.68 miles long.
- The fastest gust in NOAA's records for Bibb County is 69 mph on May 14, 2014 at Bloomfield.
- The nearest county with a page here is Houston County, 22 miles from the centre of Bibb County; its hail score is 70.55.
- Across counties the median is one roofing firm for every 5,189 homes; Census counted 13 roofing contractor establishments in Bibb County in 2023, one for every 5,528 homes.
The hail record of Bibb County, year by year
NOAA logged 5 reports in Bibb County; hail of 1 inch or more fell on 5 days. With so few reports the yearly bars below are small numbers, and a single storm moves them.
- reports
- days with hail of 1 inch or more
- * 2026 runs to June only
Reports by calendar month, all years together. Peak: March, 1 report.
The same numbers as a table (years with at least one report)
| Year | Reports | Days, 1 inch or more | Days, 1.75 inch or more | Largest stone | Damage reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.75 in | $1,700,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 in | – |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 in | $2,000,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.75 in | – |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 in | – |
Biggest hail days in Bibb County
| Date | Largest stone | Reports that day | Damage reported | Near |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 3, 2019 | 2 in | 1 | $2,000,000 | Skipperton |
| April 25, 2015 | 1.75 in | 1 | $1,700,000 | Skipperton |
| June 24, 2022 | 1.75 in | 1 | none recorded | Walden |
| August 8, 2018 | 1 in | 1 | none recorded | Payne City |
| September 7, 2023 | 1 in | 1 | none recorded | Rutland |
Where large hail was reported
FEMA scores the county as a whole. NOAA’s reports show where inside Bibb County the big stones fell.
Reported hail locations, Bibb County
- 21 to 1.74 in
- 31.75 to 2.74 in, golf ball to tennis ball
- 02.75 in and up, baseball
Largest plotted stone: 2 in. Bigger dots are bigger stones.
5 reports of 1 inch or larger have coordinates. Each dot is a reported location, not a storm path.
Sources: NOAA, Census county outlineWind and tornado records for Bibb County
Fastest gusts in Bibb County
| Date | Gust | Near |
|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2014 | 69 mph | Bloomfield |
| November 23, 2014 | 69 mph | Wesleyan College |
| August 1, 2019 | 66 mph | (Mcn)Wilson Arpt Mac |
| June 24, 2022 | 64 mph | Rutland |
Strongest tornado tracks in Bibb County
| Date | Scale | Length | Injured / killed | Near |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 12, 2026 | EF1 | 3.39 mi | 0 / 0 | Rivoli |
| April 6, 2025 | EF1 | 1.42 mi | 0 / 0 | Dry Branch |
| April 5, 2022 | EF1 | 2.02 mi | 0 / 0 | Payne City |
| April 13, 2020 | EF1 | 3.68 mi | 0 / 0 | Wesleyan College |
9 tornado tracks in all since 2014; the strongest 4 are listed.
How old the roofs are
Census counts homes by the decade they were built. Under each bar is the number of hail days of 1 inch or more that an original roof from that decade has met, at Bibb County’s 2014 to 2025 pace of 0.42 such days a year. Most roofs have been replaced since; the row shows what a roof that never was would have taken.
Bars: share of 71,869 housing units by decade built. Figures under the decade: hail days met by an original roof, at the county’s 2014 to 2025 pace. The pace of earlier years is unknown.
| Median year built | 1976 |
| Built before 1980 | 55.7% |
| Built before 2000 | 81.2% |
| Built since 2010 | 8.1% |
| Owner-occupied | 51.5% |
| Median home value | $165,800 |
| Single-family permits, 2014 to 2025 | 1,608 |
| Permits per 1,000 homes | 22.4 |
Asphalt shingles are rated 15 to 20 years (3-tab) and 25 to 30 years (architectural). Source: Census ACS 2019 to 2023 and Building Permits Survey.
Roofers and past disasters in Bibb County
Roofing firms in Bibb County
| Roofing contractor establishments, 2023 | 13 |
| Change since 2016 | +4 (+44%) |
| Homes per roofing firm | 5,528 |
| Median across counties | 5,189 |
| Employees, 2023 | 118 |
Source for Bibb County: Census County Business Patterns, NAICS 238160.
Nearby counties
The closest counties that have a risk page, by distance between county centres. Loss is per $1 million of buildings; the columns marked "times here" divide the neighbour's loss by Bibb County's.
| County | Miles | Overall | Hail loss | Hail, times here | Wind loss | Wind, times here | NOAA hail reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston County, GA | 22 | Relatively Low | $13 | 0.74 | $10 | 1.03 | 13 |
| Muscogee County, GA | 71 | Relatively Moderate | $14 | 0.76 | $4.34 | 0.43 | 14 |
| Clarke County, GA | 80 | Relatively Low | $27 | 1.50 | $7.70 | 0.77 | 11 |
| Cobb County, GA | 91 | Relatively High | $35 | 1.97 | $4.67 | 0.47 | 26 |
| Dougherty County, GA | 93 | Relatively Moderate | $3.73 | 0.21 | $27 | 2.66 | 15 |
| Richmond County, GA | 101 | Relatively Moderate | $8.58 | 0.48 | $21 | 2.13 | 28 |
More Georgia counties, nearest first
- Lowndes County 139 mi
- Chatham County 162 mi
Cities and ZIP areas in Bibb County
1 city in this county is on PickARoofer. ZIP Code Tabulation Areas are Census shapes that approximate ZIP codes; where we have a city’s ZIPs, the share is the part of each area’s land that lies in this county. 9 such areas have more than half their land here.
| City | ZIP areas (share of land in the county) | Pages |
|---|---|---|
| Macon | 31201 (100%), 31204 (100%), 31206 (100%), 31210 (75%), 31211 (18%) | Roofers |
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How high is storm risk in Bibb County?
FEMA's National Risk Index gives Bibb County an overall score of 78.50 (Relatively Low), 677th of 3,144. Hail scores 82.70 (Relatively Moderate), strong wind 80.69 (Relatively Moderate) and tornado 87.66 (Relatively Moderate).
In Bibb County, how many hail reports has NOAA logged?
A report is one entry for one storm in one county, so counts follow where people live as well as where hail fell. NOAA has 5 for Bibb County between 2014 and June 2026, on 5 days with hail of 1 inch or more; the largest stone was 2 inches.
What do hail and wind cost a home in Bibb County each year, on average?
Applying FEMA's county rates to its median home value of $165,800: FEMA's estimate is about $2.94 a year for hail and $1.66 for wind, before any deductible, against $3.70 and $3.38 at the U.S. median county rates. This is an average over many years and all buildings, not a prediction for one roof; one bad storm costs far more than the average year.
How does Bibb County compare with the rest of Georgia?
Per $1 million of buildings Bibb County loses $18 to hail a year, against $13 in the median county of the state. Among 159 rated counties it is 10th for hail, 8th for strong wind and 16th for tornado.
How old are the roofs in Bibb County?
The median home was built in 1976, 50 years ago, and 81.2% of the 71,869 housing units in Bibb County date from before 2000. Asphalt shingles are rated 15 to 20 years (3-tab) or 25 to 30 years (architectural), so an original roof of either kind is past its rated life. The Census does not record when a roof was replaced.
What does expected annual loss mean?
It is FEMA's estimate of the average yearly loss from a hazard, in dollars, summed over the county. It is built for comparing counties at planning level, not for pricing one house.
Does a high rating mean my roof will be damaged?
No. The index compares counties and cannot say what will happen on your street. After a storm, a roof inspection is the only way to know.
Sources for Bibb County: FEMA National Risk Index, version December 2025, retrieved October 8, 2026; NOAA Storm Events Database hail reports for Bibb County; Census Bureau ZCTA-to-county relationship file (2020); Census ACS and Building Permits Survey, homes in Bibb County; Census County Business Patterns, roofing firms in Bibb County. Planning-level information about Bibb County, not an inspection and not insurance advice.
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