Severe Winter Storm
Declared for Georgia on Apr 20, 2015, covering 16 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 0 of them.
How this declaration unfolded
The incident period is the official window of the disaster. Damage generally has to fall inside it to qualify for FEMA help, and FEMA sometimes extends it, or adds counties and programs, as damage assessments come in.
What a major disaster declaration is
A major disaster declaration is the President's broadest disaster declaration. It is the only kind that can switch on the full set of FEMA programs, including help for individual households, rebuilding of public facilities and hazard mitigation. Which of those programs apply is decided area by area.
Which programs each area got
IA means households could apply to FEMA. PA reimburses local governments. HM funds mitigation projects.
| Area | Programs | Households could apply until |
|---|---|---|
| Banks County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Barrow County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Dawson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Elbert County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Forsyth County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Franklin County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Habersham County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Hall County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Hart County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Jackson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Lumpkin County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Madison County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Oglethorpe County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Pickens County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Stephens County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| White County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 2015 | Severe Winter StormDR-4207-VT · Major disaster | Vermont | No |
More from Georgia: every FEMA declaration in Georgia.