President Biden OKs federal emergency declaration for Georgia after tropical storm Debby
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Tropical Storm Debby
Tropical Storm Debby made landfall 7 a.m. Monday, August 5, 2024 as a Category 1 hurricane, but has downgraded to a tropical storm. As it moves up the Southeast Coast, the system could bring excessive rain and winds to Macon and Middle Georgia.
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President Joe Biden approved the emergency declaration for the state of Georgia on Monday following the effects of tropical storm Debby on the state.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency Sunday for all 159 counties in the state.
The president’s action authorizes the Federal Emergency Management Agency to coordinate all disaster relief efforts, according to a news release from FEMA.
The release says, “Emergency protective measures, limited to direct federal assistance and reimbursement for mass care including evacuation and shelter support, will be provided at 75% federal funding for Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brantley, Brooks, Bryan, Bulloch, Burke, Camden, Candler, Charlton, Chatham, Clinch, Coffee, Colquitt, Cook, Crisp, Decatur, Dodge, Echols, Effingham, Emanuel, Evans, Glynn, Grady, Irwin, Jeff Davis, Jefferson, Jenkins, Johnson, Lanier, Laurens, Liberty, Long, Lowndes, McIntosh, Mitchell, Montgomery, Pierce, Richmond, Screven, Tattnall, Telfair, Thomas, Tift, Toombs, Treutlen, Turner, Ware, Wayne, Wheeler, Wilcox and Worth counties.”
Georgia Power’s outage map shows multiple outages across the state. Some of the bigger outages are along the southern part of the state and along the east coast.
This story was originally published August 6, 2024 at 10:41 AM.
