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Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING FROM THE REMNANTS OF

DR-1572-DE affected New Castle County, Delaware. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1572-DE
Declared
Nov 15, 2004
DR
Public assistance
$461K
Project obligations
Registrations
0
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Buildings and Equipment$132K
Debris Removal$98K
Emergency Protective Measures$82K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$63K
Utilities$55K
Direct Administrative Costs$30K
Roads and Bridges$13K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$6K
Section 324 Management Costs$-17K
Total PA obligated$461K

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-1572-DE means

DR-1572-DE is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected New Castle County, Delaware, with an incident window starting Sep 28, 2004 through Oct 2, 2004. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as severe storm.

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 Castle County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.