SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING

DR-4709-FL affected Broward County, Florida. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Flood

DR-4709-FL

Declared

Apr 27, 2023

Public assistance

$49.0M

Project obligations

Registrations

20,679

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Buildings and Equipment$20.8M

Water Control Facilities$10.9M

Emergency Protective Measures$7.9M

Debris Removal$7.2M

Utilities$1.7M

Management Costs$276K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$159K

Roads and Bridges$23K

Total PA obligated$49.0M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$24.7M

Renter-approved dollars$14.3M

Intake IHP dollars$77.9M

Validated phase 2 dollars$0

Tracked registrations20,679

About this declaration

What DR-4709-FL means

DR-4709-FL is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Broward County, Florida, with an incident window starting Apr 12, 2023 through Apr 14, 2023. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as flood.

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