HurricaneEM-4830-GA

HURRICANE HELENE

Impact on Matthews, GA • Declared September 30, 2024 • September 24, 2024 to October 30, 2024

Impact Summary

Source: FEMA

Public Assistance

$79.0M

PA Projects

45

Individual Assistance

$5.3M

IA Registrations

3,533

Public Assistance by Category

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Federal disaster recovery spending for Matthews broken down by FEMA category (A through G).

Debris Removal (A)

$50.1M

Emergency Protective (B)

$39.4M

Roads & Bridges (C)

$633K

Buildings & Equipment (E)

$68K

Utilities (F)

$602K

Parks & Recreation (G)

$1.2M

Individual Assistance Breakdown

Source: FEMA Individual Assistance

FEMA housing assistance for homeowners and renters in Matthews affected by hurricane helene.

Approved

2,545

72.0% of registrations

Repair / Replace

$2.0M

Rental Assistance

$216K

Other Needs

$3.2M

Average FEMA-inspected damage per property: $3K

Disaster-Wide Totals

Total impact of HURRICANE HELENE across all affected areas in Georgia.

Counties Affected

93

Total IA Registrations

1,955,877

Total Individual Assistance

$1.7B

Total Public Assistance

$5.4B