Severe Storms and Tornadoes

Key facts

Declared

5 May 2021

Incident period

25 Mar 2021 to 26 Mar 2021

Declaration type

Major disaster declaration. The President declared a major disaster under the Stafford Act, which can authorise a broad range of federal recovery programmes. How FEMA declares disasters

Incident types designated

Severe Storm

Where

Georgia — 9 designated areas

FEMA region

Region 4

Programmes declared

• Public Assistance
• Hazard Mitigation

“Declared” means FEMA authorised this programme for the listed areas. It does not mean any individual or household is eligible. Eligibility is decided by FEMA — apply or check at DisasterAssistance.gov.

Designated areas

Programmes can differ from area to area. Names are as FEMA lists them.