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SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-1771-IL affected Clark County, Illinois. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1771-IL
Declared
Jun 24, 2008
DR
Public assistance
$8.1M
Project obligations
Registrations
78
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Buildings and Equipment$6.6M
Emergency Protective Measures$986K
Roads and Bridges$466K
Utilities$37K
Debris Removal$9K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$1K
Total PA obligated$8.1M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$201K
Renter-approved dollars$10K
Intake IHP dollars$421K
Validated phase 2 dollars$421K
Tracked registrations78
About this declaration

What DR-1771-IL means

DR-1771-IL is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Clark County, Illinois, with an incident window starting Jun 1, 2008 through Jul 22, 2008. 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 Clark County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.