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SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-1740-IN affected Newton County, Indiana. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1740-IN
Declared
Jan 30, 2008
DR
Public assistance
$594K
Project obligations
Registrations
63
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$544K
Utilities$37K
Emergency Protective Measures$13K
Total PA obligated$594K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$95K
Renter-approved dollars$0
Intake IHP dollars$190K
Validated phase 2 dollars$190K
Tracked registrations63
About this declaration

What DR-1740-IN means

DR-1740-IN is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Newton County, Indiana, with an incident window starting Jan 7, 2008 through Mar 14, 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 Newton County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.