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DR-428-NC · Major disaster declaration

Tornadoes

Declared for North Carolina on Apr 12, 1974, covering 6 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 6 of them.

Apr 12, 1974declared
6areas designated
6open to household applications
$0public assistance obligated so far
Timeline

How this declaration unfolded

Incident periodApr 12, 1974DeclaredApr 12, 1974Closed outAug 2, 1976

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.

How declarations work →

Designated areas

Which programs each area got

IA means households could apply to FEMA. PA reimburses local governments. HM funds mitigation projects.

AreaProgramsHouseholds could apply until
Burke CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Caldwell CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Cherokee CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Gaston CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Graham CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Lincoln CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes

Same event, other declarations

DeclaredDeclarationWhereHazardAreasHouseholds can apply?
Apr 4, 1974TornadoesDR-422-AL · Major disasterAlabama Tornado20Yes
Apr 4, 1974TornadoesDR-423-IN · Major disasterIndiana Tornado39Yes
Apr 4, 1974TornadoesDR-420-KY · Major disasterKentucky Tornado34Yes
Apr 4, 1974TornadoesDR-421-OH · Major disasterOhio Tornado14Yes
Apr 4, 1974TornadoesDR-424-TN · Major disasterTennessee Tornado45Yes
Apr 5, 1974TornadoesDR-425-GA · Major disasterGeorgia Tornado20Yes
Apr 11, 1974TornadoesDR-427-IL · Major disasterIllinois Tornado4Yes
Apr 12, 1974TornadoesDR-429-MI · Major disasterMichigan Tornado1Yes
Apr 26, 1974TornadoesDR-431-WI · Major disasterWisconsin Tornado4Yes

More from North Carolina: every FEMA declaration in North Carolina.