FEMADR-1311-GAMajor disasterDeclared January 28, 2000
DR-1311-GA: Georgia Severe Winter Storm
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Georgia (DR-1311-GA) on January 28, 2000 for the incident of January 22, 2000 to February 1, 2000; it covers 51 designated areas. FEMA had approved obligated $38.3 million in Public Assistance (as of May 17, 2026).
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-1311-GA (also written FEMA-1311-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- Georgia
- Incident
- Severe Storm: Severe Winter Storm
- Incident period
- January 22, 2000 to February 1, 2000
- Declared
- January 28, 2000
- Programs declared
- Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
- FEMA region
- 4
- Place in the year
- the first of 2 major disaster declarations for Georgia in 2000
- Status
- closed out on August 2, 2017
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 | Public Assistance | Hazard Mitigation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banks (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Barrow (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Bartow (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Butts (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Carroll (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Catoosa (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Chattooga (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Cherokee (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Clarke (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Cobb (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Dawson (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| DeKalb (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Douglas (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Elbert (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Fannin (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Floyd (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Forsyth (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Franklin (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Fulton (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Gilmer (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Gordon (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Greene (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Gwinnett (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Habersham (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Hall (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Haralson (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Hart (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Henry (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Jackson (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Jasper (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Jones (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Lamar (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Lumpkin (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Monroe (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Newton (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Oconee (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Oglethorpe (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Paulding (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Pickens (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Pike (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Rabun (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Rockdale (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Spalding (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Stephens (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Taliaferro (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Union (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Upson (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Walker (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Walton (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| White (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Wilkes (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?
$38.3 millionPublic Assistance obligated
$5.3 millionHazard Mitigation Grant Program obligated
Individual assistance figures as of n/a, public assistance as of May 17, 2026. FEMA updates both as applications are decided.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2); FEMA, OpenFEMA FEMA Web Disaster Summaries (v1). Data as of September 29, 2026.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
FEMA's page for this declaration
FEMA's own page for this declaration is fema.gov/disaster/1311. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.