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

DR-4297-GA affected Worth 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
$707K
Project obligations
Registrations
173
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$342K
Debris Removal$269K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$54K
Emergency Protective Measures$27K
Water Control Facilities$5K
Utilities$4K
Buildings and Equipment$4K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$2K
Total PA obligated$707K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$141K
Renter-approved dollars$31K
Intake IHP dollars$344K
Validated phase 2 dollars$344K
Tracked registrations173
About this declaration

What DR-4297-GA means

DR-4297-GA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Worth 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 Worth County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.