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SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING

DR-4297-GA affected Turner County, Georgia. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Tornado
DR-4297-GA
Declared
Jan 26, 2017
DR
Public assistance
$809K
Project obligations
Registrations
227
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$435K
Debris Removal$277K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$58K
Emergency Protective Measures$39K
Total PA obligated$809K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$308K
Renter-approved dollars$62K
Intake IHP dollars$741K
Validated phase 2 dollars$741K
Tracked registrations227
About this declaration

What DR-4297-GA means

DR-4297-GA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Turner County, Georgia, with an incident window starting Jan 21, 2017 through Jan 22, 2017. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as tornado.

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 Turner County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.