FEMADR-1209-GAMajor disasterDeclared March 11, 1998
DR-1209-GA: Georgia Severe Storms and Flooding
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Georgia (DR-1209-GA) on March 11, 1998 for the incident of February 14, 1998 to May 11, 1998; it covers 119 designated areas.
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-1209-GA (also written FEMA-1209-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- Georgia
- Incident
- Severe Storm: Severe Storms and Flooding
- Incident period
- February 14, 1998 to May 11, 1998
- Declared
- March 11, 1998
- Programs declared
- Individual Assistance (the older program, flagged until 2008), Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 4
- Place in the year
- the only major disaster declaration for Georgia in 1998
- Status
- closed out on September 27, 2012
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appling (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Atkinson (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Bacon (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Baker (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Baldwin (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Barrow (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Bartow (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Ben Hill (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Berrien (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Bibb (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Bleckley (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Brantley (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Brooks (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Bryan (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Bulloch (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Burke (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Butts (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Calhoun (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Candler (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Carroll (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Charlton (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Chatham (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Cherokee (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Clay (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Clayton (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Clinch (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Cobb (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Coffee (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Colquitt (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Columbia (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Cook (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Crawford (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Crisp (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Dade (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Dawson (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| DeKalb (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Decatur (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Dodge (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Dooly (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Dougherty (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Douglas (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Early (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Echols (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Effingham (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Emanuel (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Evans (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Floyd (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Forsyth (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Fulton (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Georgetown - Quitman (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Glynn (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Gordon (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Grady (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Gwinnett (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Habersham (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Hall (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Haralson (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Heard (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Henry (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Houston (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Irwin (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Jeff Davis (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Jefferson (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Jenkins (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Johnson (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Jones (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Lamar (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Lanier (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Laurens (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Lee (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Liberty (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Lincoln (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Long (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Lowndes (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Lumpkin (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Macon (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| McIntosh (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Miller (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Mitchell (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Monroe (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Montgomery (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Murray (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Muscogee (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Newton (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Paulding (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Peach (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Pickens (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Pike (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Pulaski (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Rabun (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Randolph (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Richmond (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Rockdale (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Screven (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Seminole (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Spalding (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Stewart (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Sumter (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Talbot (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Tattnall (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Telfair (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Terrell (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Thomas (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Tift (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Toombs (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Towns (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Treutlen (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Turner (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Twiggs (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Union (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Walker (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Ware (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Wayne (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Webster (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Wheeler (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| White (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Wilcox (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Wilkinson (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Worth (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/1209. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.