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Disaster declarations in Georgia

Every federal declaration for Georgia from 1953 to 2026, with the counties named in each and the assistance programs that were declared.

82declarations 51major disasters 17emergencies 14fire declarations $4.68 billionfederal aid reported*

Declarations per year, 1953–2026

19531970199020102026

By hazard

Links open the declarations for that hazard in Georgia where there are five or more.

Counties named most often

CountyDeclarationsPopulation 2024
Lumpkin County2436,016
Ware County2436,222
Brantley County2318,795
Carroll County23129,911
Pickens County2336,580
Tattnall County2324,275
Toombs County2327,488
Upson County2328,358
Bulloch County2285,454
Candler County2211,130
Emanuel County2223,224
Fulton County221,090,354
McIntosh County2211,800
Pike County2220,669
White County2229,668

All declarations

82 declarations
DeclaredNumberTitleHazardAreasProgramsFederal aid
May 2, 1953 DR-1-GA Tornado Tornado statewideIAPAHM —
Mar 17, 1954 DR-16-GA Tornado Tornado statewideIAPAHM —
Mar 2, 1961 DR-110-GA Floods Flood statewideIAPAHM —
Mar 26, 1963 DR-150-GA Severe Storms & Flooding Flood statewideIAPAHM —
Sep 10, 1964 DR-177-GA Hurricane Dora Hurricane statewideIAPAHM —
Nov 4, 1964 DR-180-GA Flooding Flood statewideIAPAHM —
Mar 14, 1966 DR-214-GA Flooding Flood 23IAPA —
Apr 4, 1973 DR-370-GA Tornadoes & Flooding Tornado 14IAPA —
Jun 11, 1973 DR-391-GA Severe Storms & Tornadoes Tornado 1IAPA —
Apr 5, 1974 DR-425-GA Tornadoes Tornado 20IAPA —
Mar 29, 1975 DR-460-GA Tornadoes, High Winds & Heavy Rains Tornado 1IAPA —
Jun 11, 1976 DR-507-GA Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 8IAPA —
Jun 2, 1977 DR-536-GA Shrimp Loss Due to Cold Weather Freezing 6IA —
Nov 7, 1977 DR-541-GA Dam Collapse, Flooding Flood 1IAPA —
Feb 23, 1990 DR-857-GA Severe Storms, Tornaodes & Flooding Severe Storm 38IAPA —
Oct 19, 1990 DR-880-GA Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 9IAPA —
Mar 15, 1991 DR-897-GA Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 15IAPA —
Dec 1, 1992 DR-969-GA High Winds, Heavy Rains & Tornadoes Tornado 14IAPA —
Mar 4, 1993 DR-980-GA Tornadoes, High Winds & Heavy Rains Tornado 8IAPA —
Mar 31, 1994 DR-1020-GA Tornadoes, Flooding, and Severe Storms Tornado 12IAPA —
Jul 7, 1994 DR-1033-GA Tornadoes, Flooding Torrential Rain(trop Storm Alberto) Tornado 55IAPA —
Oct 19, 1994 DR-1042-GA Heavy Rains, Tornados, Flooding, High Winds Severe Storm 13IAPA —
Oct 10, 1995 DR-1071-GA Hurricane Opal Hurricane 50IAPA —
Dec 20, 1995 DR-1076-GA Severe Storms and Tornadoes Severe Storm 1IA —
Mar 11, 1998 DR-1209-GA Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 119IAPA —
Apr 20, 1999 DR-1271-GA Severe Storms and Tornadoes Severe Storm 2IAPAHM $2.4 million
Jan 28, 2000 DR-1311-GA Severe Winter Storm Severe Storm 51PAHM $43.6 million
Feb 15, 2000 DR-1315-GA Severe Storms/Tornados Severe Storm 6IAPAHM $2.7 million
Sep 18, 2004 DR-1554-GA Hurricane Ivan Hurricane 31IHPIAPAHM $17.1 million
Sep 24, 2004 DR-1560-GA Tropical Storm Frances Hurricane 80PAHM $16.5 million
Mar 3, 2007 DR-1686-GA Severe Storms and Tornadoes Severe Storm 16IHPIAPAHM $61.0 million
Mar 20, 2008 DR-1750-GA Severe Storms and Tornadoes Severe Storm 7IHPPAHM $5.8 million
May 23, 2008 DR-1761-GA Severe Storms and Tornadoes Severe Storm 14IHPPAHM $15.0 million
Apr 23, 2009 DR-1833-GA Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, and Straight-Line Winds Severe Storm 47IHPPAHM $31.1 million
Sep 24, 2009 DR-1858-GA Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 23IHPPAHM $165.5 million
Apr 29, 2011 DR-1973-GA Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Associated Flooding Severe Storm 26IHPPAHM $30.1 million
May 23, 2001 FM-2362-GA Ga - Blounts Pasture Fire Fire 1PA $828,615
Apr 17, 2007 FM-2685-GA Sweat Farm Road Fire Fire 2PA $19.2 million
Apr 26, 2007 FM-2686-GA Kneeknocker Swamp Fire Fire 1PA $1.3 million
May 5, 2007 FM-2688-GA Roundabout Fire Fire 1PA $1.2 million
May 9, 2007 FM-2693-GA Bugaboo Scrub Fire Fire 1PA $3.5 million
May 31, 2007 FM-2697-GA Harveytown Fire Fire 1PA $80,753
Mar 25, 2011 FM-2875-GA Elan Church Road Fire Fire 1PA $904,314
Mar 25, 2011 FM-2876-GA Mosley Road Fire Fire 1PA $112,241
Jun 15, 2011 FM-2920-GA Racepond Wildfire Fire 3PA $1.7 million
Jun 16, 2011 FM-2921-GA Sweat Farm Again Fire Fire 1PA $2.6 million
Mar 14, 1975 EM-3008-GA Tornadoes Tornado 1IA —
Jul 20, 1977 EM-3044-GA Drought Drought 144PA —
Mar 13, 1979 EM-3072-GA Rain, Flooding, Mudslide Flood 3IA —
May 11, 1984 EM-3089-GA Severe Storms & Tornadoes Tornado 6IA —
Mar 15, 1993 EM-3097-GA Severe Snowfall, Winter Storm Snowstorm 93PA —
Sep 14, 1999 EM-3144-GA Hurricane Floyd Emergency Declarations Hurricane 6PA $3.6 million
Sep 5, 2005 EM-3218-GA Hurricane Katrina Evacuation Hurricane 159PA $9.5 million
Feb 11, 2014 EM-3368-GA Severe Winter Storm Severe Ice Storm 91PA —
Oct 6, 2016 EM-3379-GA Hurricane Matthew Hurricane 30PA —
Sep 8, 2017 EM-3387-GA Hurricane Irma Hurricane 159PA —
Oct 10, 2018 EM-3406-GA Hurricane Michael Hurricane 108PA —
Sep 1, 2019 EM-3422-GA Hurricane Dorian Hurricane 12PA —
Mar 13, 2020 EM-3464-GA COVID-19 Biological 159PA —
Aug 5, 2024 EM-3607-GA Hurricane Debby Tropical Storm 55PA —
Sep 26, 2024 EM-3616-GA Hurricane Helene Tropical Storm 159PA —
Jan 24, 2026 EM-3642-GA Severe Winter Storm Winter Storm 112PA —
Oct 9, 2026 EM-3657-GA Hurricane Isaias Tropical Storm 76PA —
Mar 6, 2014 DR-4165-GA Severe Winter Storm Severe Ice Storm 45PAHM $54.8 million
Apr 20, 2015 DR-4215-GA Severe Winter Storm Severe Ice Storm 16PAHM $12.7 million
Feb 26, 2016 DR-4259-GA Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 34PAHM $24.0 million
Oct 8, 2016 DR-4284-GA Hurricane Matthew Hurricane 20IHPPAHM $114.4 million
Jan 25, 2017 DR-4294-GA Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Straight-Line Winds Severe Storm 7IHPPAHM $17.1 million
Jan 26, 2017 DR-4297-GA Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding Tornado 23IHPPAHM $30.5 million
Sep 15, 2017 DR-4338-GA Hurricane Irma Hurricane 159IHPPAHM $144.9 million
Oct 14, 2018 DR-4400-GA Hurricane Michael Hurricane 69IHPPAHM $197.9 million
Mar 29, 2020 DR-4501-GA COVID-19 Pandemic Biological 159IHPPAHM $1.33 billion
Jan 12, 2021 DR-4579-GA Tropical Storm Zeta Hurricane 21PAHM $17.9 million
May 5, 2021 DR-4600-GA Severe Storms and Tornadoes Severe Storm 9PAHM $33.7 million
Jan 16, 2023 DR-4685-GA Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes Severe Storm 9IHPPAHM $46.7 million
Sep 7, 2023 DR-4738-GA Hurricane Idalia Hurricane 32IHPPAHM $66.7 million
Sep 24, 2024 DR-4821-GA Tropical Storm Debby Tropical Storm 35IHPPAHM $49.4 million
Sep 30, 2024 DR-4830-GA Hurricane Helene Hurricane 94IHPPAHM $2.09 billion
Nov 13, 2016 FM-5163-GA Tatum Gulf Fire Fire 1PAHM $1.4 million
May 8, 2017 FM-5181-GA West Mims Fire Fire 3PAHM $7.8 million
Apr 21, 2026 FM-5629-GA Pineland Road Fire Fire 2PA —
Apr 22, 2026 FM-5630-GA Highway 82 Fire Fire 1PA —

* Individual Assistance approved plus Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation obligated, for declarations where OpenFEMA publishes totals; as reported on October 29, 2026. Programs: IHP — Individuals and Households, IA — Individual Assistance, PA — Public Assistance, HM — Hazard Mitigation.