FEMADR-1020-GAMajor disasterDeclared March 31, 1994
DR-1020-GA: Georgia Tornadoes, Flooding, and Severe Storms
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Georgia (DR-1020-GA) on March 31, 1994 for the incident of March 27, 1994 to April 10, 1994; it covers 12 designated areas.
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-1020-GA (also written FEMA-1020-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- Georgia
- Incident
- Tornado: Tornadoes, Flooding, and Severe Storms
- Incident period
- March 27, 1994 to April 10, 1994
- Declared
- March 31, 1994
- Programs declared
- Individual Assistance (the older program, flagged until 2008), Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 4
- Place in the year
- the first of 3 major disaster declarations for Georgia in 1994
- Status
- closed out on February 17, 2004
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
Which areas are covered, and for what?
| Designated area | Individuals and Households | Individual Assistance (older program) | Public Assistance | Hazard Mitigation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bartow (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Catoosa (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Cherokee (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Floyd (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Habersham (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Lumpkin (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Murray (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Pickens (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Rabun (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Walker (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| White (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Whitfield (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
An area can be added to a declaration after the first day, or have a program added: this table is FEMA's current list.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
How much has FEMA approved?
FEMA has published no assistance totals for this declaration.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2); FEMA, OpenFEMA FEMA Web Disaster Summaries (v1). Data as of September 29, 2026.
FEMA's page for this declaration
FEMA's own page for this declaration is fema.gov/disaster/1020. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.