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Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND TORNADOES

DR-4685-GA affected Meriwether County, Georgia. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-4685-GA
Declared
Jan 16, 2023
DR
Public assistance
$141K
Project obligations
Registrations
319
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Buildings and Equipment$86K
Debris Removal$36K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$12K
Emergency Protective Measures$7K
Total PA obligated$141K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$278K
Renter-approved dollars$39K
Intake IHP dollars$635K
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations319
About this declaration

What DR-4685-GA means

DR-4685-GA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Meriwether County, Georgia, with an incident window starting Jan 12, 2023. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as severe storm.

When FEMA issues a declaration, it can authorize Individual Assistance (IA), Public Assistance (PA), or Hazard Mitigation (HM) programs — or any combination. IA covers direct aid to households: housing repairs, rental assistance, and other needs. PA funds infrastructure repair and emergency protective measures managed by local governments and nonprofits. The dollar figures on this page reflect what FEMA's open datasets report as obligated, which may differ from final disbursements.

This declaration is one entry in the broader Meriwether County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.