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SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, TORNADOES, AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS

DR-1831-FL affected Washington County, Florida. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1831-FL
Declared
Apr 21, 2009
DR
Public assistance
$5.9M
Project obligations
Registrations
56
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$5.5M
Debris Removal$202K
Emergency Protective Measures$152K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$64K
Buildings and Equipment$4K
Total PA obligated$5.9M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$93K
Renter-approved dollars$1K
Intake IHP dollars$189K
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations56
About this declaration

What DR-1831-FL means

DR-1831-FL is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Washington County, Florida, with an incident window starting Mar 26, 2009 through May 5, 2009. 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 Washington County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.