Hurricane Bonnie
Declared for North Carolina on Aug 27, 1998, covering 30 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 30 of them.
How this declaration unfolded
The incident period is the official window of the disaster. Damage generally has to fall inside it to qualify for FEMA help, and FEMA sometimes extends it, or adds counties and programs, as damage assessments come in.
What a major disaster declaration is
A major disaster declaration is the President's broadest disaster declaration. It is the only kind that can switch on the full set of FEMA programs, including help for individual households, rebuilding of public facilities and hazard mitigation. Which of those programs apply is decided area by area.
Which programs each area got
IA means households could apply to FEMA. PA reimburses local governments. HM funds mitigation projects.
| Area | Programs | Households could apply until |
|---|---|---|
| Beaufort County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Yes |
| Bertie County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Bladen County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Brunswick County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Yes |
| Camden County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Carteret County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Yes |
| Chowan County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Columbus County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Craven County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Cumberland County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Currituck County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Yes |
| Dare County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Yes |
| Duplin County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Greene County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Hyde County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Yes |
| Jones County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Lenoir County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Martin County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| New Hanover County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Yes |
| Onslow County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Yes |
| Pamlico County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Yes |
| Pasquotank County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Pender County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Yes |
| Perquimans County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Pitt County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Robeson County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Sampson County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Tyrrell County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Washington County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Wayne County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 1998 | Hurricane BonnieDR-1243-SC · Major disaster | South Carolina | No |
| Sep 4, 1998 | Hurricane BonnieDR-1242-VA · Major disaster | Virginia | Yes |
More from North Carolina: every FEMA declaration in North Carolina.