Lee County, Georgia FEMA Disaster Declarations

How many FEMA disaster declarations has Lee County, Georgia had?

Lee County, Georgia has had 14 federal disaster declarations on record (1953 to present), spanning 1966 through 2024 — 8 major disasters (DR), 6 emergencies (EM), and 0 fire-management declarations (FM). The most common incident types in this county are Hurricane (5), Severe Storm (3), Biological (2).

Declarations affecting Lee County

Emergency

HURRICANE HELENE

Declared: September 26, 2024 Incident: Tropical Storm Disaster #: 3616 Began: September 24, 2024 Ended: October 30, 2024

Programs: Public Assistance

Major Disaster

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Declared: March 29, 2020 Incident: Biological Disaster #: 4501 Began: January 20, 2020 Ended: May 11, 2023

Programs: Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

Emergency

COVID-19

Declared: March 13, 2020 Incident: Biological Disaster #: 3464 Began: January 20, 2020 Ended: May 11, 2023

Programs: Public Assistance

Major Disaster

HURRICANE MICHAEL

Declared: October 14, 2018 Incident: Hurricane Disaster #: 4400 Began: October 9, 2018 Ended: October 23, 2018

Programs: Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

Emergency

HURRICANE MICHAEL

Declared: October 10, 2018 Incident: Hurricane Disaster #: 3406 Began: October 9, 2018 Ended: October 23, 2018

Programs: Public Assistance

Major Disaster

HURRICANE IRMA

Declared: September 15, 2017 Incident: Hurricane Disaster #: 4338 Began: September 7, 2017 Ended: September 20, 2017

Programs: Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

Emergency

HURRICANE IRMA

Declared: September 8, 2017 Incident: Hurricane Disaster #: 3387 Began: September 7, 2017 Ended: September 20, 2017

Programs: Public Assistance

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, TORNADOES, AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS

Declared: April 23, 2009 Incident: Severe Storm Disaster #: 1833 Began: March 26, 2009 Ended: April 13, 2009

Programs: Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

Emergency

HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION

Declared: September 5, 2005 Incident: Hurricane Disaster #: 3218 Began: August 27, 2005 Ended: October 1, 2005

Programs: Public Assistance

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

Declared: March 11, 1998 Incident: Severe Storm Disaster #: 1209 Began: February 14, 1998 Ended: May 11, 1998

Programs: Individual Assistance, Public Assistance

Major Disaster

TORNADOES, FLOODING TORRENTIAL RAIN(TROP STORM ALBERTO)

Declared: July 7, 1994 Incident: Tornado Disaster #: 1033 Began: July 3, 1994 Ended: July 25, 1994

Programs: Individual Assistance, Public Assistance

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORMS, TORNAODES & FLOODING

Declared: February 23, 1990 Incident: Severe Storm Disaster #: 857 Began: February 10, 1990 Ended: February 24, 1990

Programs: Individual Assistance

Emergency

DROUGHT

Declared: July 20, 1977 Incident: Drought Disaster #: 3044 Began: July 20, 1977 Ended: July 20, 1977

Programs: Public Assistance

Major Disaster

FLOODING

Declared: March 14, 1966 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 214 Began: March 14, 1966 Ended: March 14, 1966

Programs: Individual Assistance, Public Assistance

About this data. Federal disaster declarations unlock specific recovery programs at the county level. Public Assistance funds rebuilding of public infrastructure (roads, utilities, schools); Individual Assistance provides grants and SBA loans to households and businesses; Hazard Mitigation funds long-term risk reduction. Apply via disasterassistance.gov when a declaration is active for your area. Source: OpenFEMA API.