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DR-4685-GA · Major disaster declaration

Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes

Declared for Georgia on Jan 16, 2023, covering 9 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 8 of them.

Jan 16, 2023declared
9areas designated
8open to household applications
$31.5Mpublic assistance obligated so far
Timeline

How this declaration unfolded

Incident periodJan 12, 2023DeclaredJan 16, 2023Apply byMar 20, 2023

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.

How declarations work →

Designated areas

Which programs each area got

IA means households could apply to FEMA. PA reimburses local governments. HM funds mitigation projects.

AreaProgramsHouseholds could apply until
Butts CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredMar 20, 2023
Crisp CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Henry CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredMar 20, 2023
Jasper CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredMar 20, 2023
Meriwether CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredMar 20, 2023
Newton CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredMar 20, 2023
Pike CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredMar 20, 2023
Spalding CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredMar 20, 2023
Troup CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredMar 20, 2023

Same event, other declarations

DeclaredDeclarationWhereHazardAreasHouseholds can apply?
Jan 15, 2023Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and TornadoesDR-4684-AL · Major disasterAlabama Severe Storm13Yesdeadline was Mar 16, 2023
Mar 26, 2023Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and TornadoesDR-4697-MS · Major disasterMississippi Severe Storm7Yesdeadline was May 25, 2023
Apr 7, 2023Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and TornadoesDR-4701-TN · Major disasterTennessee Severe Storm13Yesdeadline was Jun 6, 2023
Apr 15, 2023Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and TornadoesDR-4704-IN · Major disasterIndiana Severe Storm13Yesdeadline was Jun 14, 2023

More from Georgia: every FEMA declaration in Georgia.