SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-4290-MN affected Blue Earth County, Minnesota. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Flood

DR-4290-MN

Declared

Nov 2, 2016

Public assistance

$1.4M

Project obligations

Registrations

172

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$696K

Roads and Bridges$436K

Debris Removal$98K

Emergency Protective Measures$96K

Water Control Facilities$49K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$12K

Total PA obligated$1.4M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$393K

Renter-approved dollars$15K

Intake IHP dollars$816K

Validated phase 2 dollars$816K

Tracked registrations172

About this declaration

What DR-4290-MN means

DR-4290-MN is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Blue Earth County, Minnesota, with an incident window starting Sep 21, 2016 through Sep 24, 2016. 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 Blue Earth County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.