SEVERE STORMS AND TORNADOES

DR-1686-GA affected Sumter County, Georgia. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Severe Storm

DR-1686-GA

Declared

Mar 3, 2007

Public assistance

$46.8M

Project obligations

Registrations

1,387

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$26.4M

Buildings and Equipment$18.5M

Debris Removal$1.7M

Utilities$167K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$54K

Roads and Bridges$11K

Total PA obligated$46.8M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$308K

Renter-approved dollars$303K

Intake IHP dollars$1.2M

Validated phase 2 dollars$1.2M

Tracked registrations1,387

About this declaration

What DR-1686-GA means

DR-1686-GA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Sumter County, Georgia, with an incident window starting Mar 1, 2007 through Mar 2, 2007. 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 Sumter County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.