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SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS

DR-4385-CT affected New Haven County, Connecticut. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Tornado
DR-4385-CT
Declared
Aug 20, 2018
DR
Public assistance
$8.6M
Project obligations
Registrations
0
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$7.0M
Utilities$743K
Emergency Protective Measures$262K
Roads and Bridges$140K
Buildings and Equipment$130K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$123K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$108K
Management Costs$102K
Section 324 Management Costs$34K
Water Control Facilities$22K
Total PA obligated$8.6M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$0
Renter-approved dollars$0
Intake IHP dollars$0
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations0
About this declaration

What DR-4385-CT means

DR-4385-CT is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected New Haven County, Connecticut, with an incident window starting May 15, 2018. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as tornado.

When FEMA issues a declaration, it can authorize Individual Assistance (IA), Public Assistance (PA), or Hazard Mitigation (HM) programs — or any combination. IA covers direct aid to households: housing repairs, rental assistance, and other needs. PA funds infrastructure repair and emergency protective measures managed by local governments and nonprofits. The dollar figures on this page reflect what FEMA's open datasets report as obligated, which may differ from final disbursements.

This declaration is one entry in the broader New Haven County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.