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Presidential Disaster Declarations
Since 1981 the Georgia Emergency Management Agency has been serving the Georgia community during its most difficult times. Here you can find a brief history of some of the disasters this state has faced.
Severe storms, tornadoes, flooding (DR 857) -- signed February 23, 1990
Thirty-eight (38) counties: Baker, Bibb, Butts, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cobb, Dade, Dooly, Douglas, Early, Fannin, Floyd, Fulton, Gilmer, Gordon, Harris, Heard, Henry, Lee, Macon, Marion, Meriwether, Monroe, Murray, Muscogee, Newton, Pike, Polk, Pulaski, Stewart, Talbot, Union, Upson, Walker, Webster, Whitfield, and Wilcox.
Severe storms, flooding (DR 880) -- signed October 19, 1990
Nine (9) counties: Burke, Columbia, Emanuel, Jefferson, Jenkins, Johnson, McDuffie, Richmond, and Screven.
Severe storms, flooding (DR 897) -- signed March 15, 1991
Fifteen (15) counties: Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Berrien, Brooks, Clinch, Coffee, Jeff Davis, Johnson, Lanier, Laurens, Lowndes, Pierce, Thomas, and Ware.
Tornadoes, high winds, heavy rains (DR 969) -- signed December 1, 1992
Fourteen (14) counties: Carroll, Cherokee, Cobb, Dade, Greene, Jones, Lincoln, Lumpkin, Monroe, Putnam, Spalding, Talbot, Taliaferro, and Wilkes.
Tornadoes, high winds, heavy rains (DR 980) -- signed March 4, 1993
Eight (8) counties: Bartow, Cobb, Hall, Heard, Meriwether, Pike, Polk, and Walton.
Severe Snowfall, winter storm (EM 3097) -- signed March 15, 1993
Ninety-three (93) counties: Appling, Bacon, Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Ben Hill, Berrien, Bibb, Bleckley, Brantley, Brooks, Bryan, Bulloch, Butts, Camden, Candler, Carroll, Catoosa, Charlton, Chatham, Chattooga, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coffee, Colquitt, Cook, Crawford, Dade, Dawson, DeKalb, Dodge, Douglas, Effingham, Elbert, Emanuel, Evans, Fannin, Fayette, Floyd, Forsyth, Franklin, Fulton, Gilmer, Glynn, Gordon, Grady, Gwinnett, Habersham, Hall, Haralson, Hart, Henry, Houston, Jackson, Jeff Davis, Lanier, Laurens, Liberty, Lowndes, Lumpkin, McDuffie, McIntosh, Monroe, Montgomery, Murray, Newton, Oconee, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, Pierce, Polk, Rabun, Rockdale, Screven, Stephens, Tattnall, Telfair, Thomas, Tift, Toombs, Towns, Union, Upson, Walker, Walton, Ware, Washington, Wayne, White, and Whitfield.
Tornadoes, flooding, severe storms (DR 1020) -- signed March 31, 1994
Twelve (12) counties: Bartow, Catoosa, Cherokee, Floyd, Habersham, Lumpkin, Murray, Pickens, Rabun, Walker, White, and Whitfield.
Tropical Storm Alberto (DR 1033); torrential rain, high winds, tornadoes, major flooding -- signed July 7, 1994
Fifty-five (55) counties: Baker, Bibb, Butts, Calhoun, Carroll, Clay, Clayton, Coweta, Crawford, Crisp, Decatur, Dodge, Dooly, Dougherty, Early, Fayette, Fulton, Henry, Houston, Jasper, Jones, Lamar, Lee, Macon, Marion, Meriwether, Miller, Mitchell, Monroe, Montgomery, Newton, Oglethorpe, Peach, Pike, Pulaski, Quitman, Randolph, Rockdale, Schley, Seminole, Spalding, Stewart, Sumter, Talbot, Taylor, Telfair, Terrell, Toombs, Troup, Twiggs, Upson, Webster, Wheeler, Wilcox, and Worth.
Tropical Storm Beryl (DR 1042); high winds, heavy rain, tornadoes, flooding -- signed October 19, 1994
Thirteen (13) counties: Brooks, Bryan, Bulloch, Camden, Chatham, Clinch, Colquitt, Decatur, Effingham, Grady, Thomas, Tift, and Worth.
Hurricane Opal (DR 1071); high winds, heavy rain, tornadoes -- signed October 10, 1995
Fifty (50) counties: Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Clay, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dade, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fannin, Fayette, Floyd, Forsyth, Fulton, Gilmer, Gordon, Gwinnett, Habersham, Hall, Haralson, Harris, Heard, Lumpkin, Meriwether, Murray, Muscogee, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, Polk, Quitman, Rabun, Randolph, Rockdale, Spalding, Stewart, Talbot, Towns, Troup, Union, Upson, Walker, White and Whitfield.
Tornadoes, thunderstorms, flooding (DR 1076) -- signed December 20, 1995
One (1) county: Dougherty.
Severe storms, flooding, tornadoes (DR 1209) -- signed March 11, 1998
One hundred nineteen (119) counties: Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Baker, Baldwin*, Barrow, Bartow*, Ben Hill, Berrien, Bibb, Bleckley, Brantley, Brooks, Bryan, Bulloch*, Burke, Butts*, Calhoun, Candler, Carroll, Charlton, Chatham*, Cherokee*, Clay, Clayton*, Clinch, Cobb, Coffee, Colquitt, Columbia*, Cook, Crawford, Crisp, Dade*, Dawson*, Decatur, DeKalb, Dodge, Dooly, Dougherty, Douglas, Early, Echols, Effingham, Emanuel, Evans, Floyd*, Forsyth*, Fulton, Glynn, Gordon, Grady, Gwinnett, Habersham*, Hall, Haralson, Heard, Henry*, Houston, Irwin, Jeff Davis, Jefferson, Jenkins, Johnson, Jones*, Lamar, Lanier, Laurens, Lee, Liberty, Lincoln, Long, Lowndes*, Lumpkin, Macon, McIntosh, Miller, Mitchell, Monroe, Montgomery, Murray, Muscogee*, Newton*, Paulding*, Peach*, Pickens, Pike, Pulaski, Quitman, Rabun*, Randolph, Richmond*, Rockdale*, Screven, Seminole, Spalding*, Stewart, Sumter, Talbot, Tattnall, Telfair, Terrell, Thomas, Tift, Toombs, Towns, Treutlen, Turner, Twiggs, Union*, Walker*, Ware, Wayne, Webster, Wheeler, White, Wilcox, Wilkinson, and Worth. (*Individual assistance only)
Severe storms and tornadoes (DR 1271) -- signed April 20, 1999
Two (2) counties: Candler and Dooly.
Hurricane Floyd (EM 3144)-- wind damage, massive evacuation of coastal counties -- signed September 14, 1999
Fifty-five (55) counties: Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Ben Hill, Berrien, Bibb, Brantley, Brooks, Bryan, Bulloch, Burke, Camden, Candler, Charlton, Chatham, Clinch, Coffee, Columbia, Cook, Dodge, Echols, Effingham, Emanuel, Evans, Glascock, Glynn, Irwin, Jeff Davis, Jefferson, Jenkins, Johnson, Lanier, Laurens, Liberty, Lincoln, Long, Lowndes, McDuffie, McIntosh, Montgomery, Pierce, Richmond, Screven, Tattnall, Telfair, Tift, Toombs, Treutlen, Ware, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Wheeler, Wilkes and Worth.
Severe ice storms, freezing rain, damaging wind, severely cold temperatures (DR 1311) -- signed January 28, 2000
Fifty-one (51) counties: Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Catoosa Chattooga, Cherokee, Clarke, Cobb, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Elbert, Fannin, Floyd, Forsyth, Franklin, Fulton, Gilmer, Gordon, Greene, Gwinnett, Habersham, Hall, Haralson, Hart, Henry, Jackson, Jasper, Jones, Lamar, Lumpkin, Monroe, Newton, Oconee, Ogelthorpe, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, Rabun, Rockdale, Spalding, Stephens, Taliaferro, Union, Upson, Walker, Walton, White and Wilkes.
Severe storms and tornadoes (DR 1315) -- signed February 15, 2000
Six (6) counties: Colquitt, Decatur, Grady, Mitchell, Tift and Turner.
Tropical Storm Ivan (DR 1554) -- signed September 18, 2004
Thirty-one (31) counties: Banks, Carroll, Cherokee, Clay, Clayton, Cobb, Dade, Dawson, DeKalb, Early, Elbert, Fannin, Forsyth, Franklin, Fulton, Gilmer, Habersham, Harris, Heard, Lumpkin, Madison, Miller, Pickens, Pike, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union, Upson, White and Wilkes.
Tropical Storm Frances (DR 1560) -- signed September 24, 2004
Eighty (80) counties: Appling, Atikinson, Bacon, Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Bibb, Bleckley, Brantley, Brooks, Butts, Calhoun, Camden, Candler, Charlton, Clinch, Coffee, Colquitt, Cook, Crawford, Crisp, Decatur, Dodge, Dooley, Dougherly, Echols, Elbert, Emanuel, Evans, Glynn, Grady, Greene, Hancock, Harris, Hart, Houston, Irwin, Jasper, Jeff Davis, Johnson, Jones, Lamar, Laurens, Long, Lowndes, Macon, McIntosh, Monroe, Montgomery, Peach, Pierce, Pike, Pulaski, Putnam, Rabun, Schley, Spalding, Sumter, Talbot, Taliaferro, Tattnall, Taylor, Telfair, Thomas, Tift, Toombs, Treutlen, Turner, Twiggs, Upson, Ware and Washington.
Hurricane Katrina (EM 3218) -- signed September 5, 2005
One hundred fifty-nine (159) counties. Effective August 29, 2005, to cover Category B, emergency protective measures.
Sumter Tornado and Severe Storms (DR 1686 )-- signed March 3, 2007
Fifteen (15) counties Baker, Clay, Crawford, Dougherty, Hancock, McDuffie, Mitchell, Muscogee, Sumter, Stewart, Taylor, Warren, Webster, Wilkinson, and Worth
Atlanta Tornado and Severe Storms (DR 1750) -- signed March 20, 2008
Seven (7) counties Bartow, Burke, DeKalb, Floyd, Fulton, Jefferson, and Polk
Mother's Day Tornado(s) (DR 1761)-- signed May 23, 2008
Fourteen (14) counties Bibb, Carroll, Crawford, Douglas, Emanuel, Glynn, Jefferson , Jenkins, Johnson, Laurens, McIntosh, Treutlen, Twiggs, and Wilkinson
South Georgia Floods and Severe Storms(DR 1833) -- signed April 23, 2009
Forty-six (46) counties Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brantley, Brooks, Camden, Calhoun, Clinch, Coffee, Colquitt, Cook, Crisp, Decatur, Dodge, Dougherty, Early, Echols, Grady, Irwin, Jeff Davis, Lanier, Lee, Lowndes, McIntosh, Miller, Mitchell, Monroe, Montgomery, Pierce, Pulaski, Seminole, Tattnall, Telfair, Thomas, Tift, Toombs, Turner, Upson, Ware, Wayne, Wheeler, Wilcox, and Worth
North Georgia Floods and Severe Storms (DR 1858) -- signed September 24, 2009
Twenty-three (23) counties Bartow, Catoosa, Carroll, Chattooga, Cherokee, Cobb, Coweta, Crawford, Dawson, DeKalb, Dooly, Douglas, Fulton, Gwinnett, Heard, Houston, Newton, Paulding, Peach, Rockdale, Stephens, Taylor, and Walker
Georgia Severe Storms (DR 1973) -- signed April 29, 2011
Twenty-six (26) counties Bartow, Catoosa, Cherokee, Coweta, Dade, Floyd, Gordon, Greene, Habersham, Harris, Heard, Jasper Lamar, Lumpkin, Meriwether, Monroe, Morgan, Newton, Pickens, Polk, Rabun, Spalding, Troup, Upson, Walker, and White
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