SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-4797-MN affected Freeborn County, Minnesota. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Flood

DR-4797-MN

Declared

Jun 28, 2024

Public assistance

$950K

Project obligations

Registrations

160

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$454K

Roads and Bridges$406K

Emergency Protective Measures$56K

Debris Removal$20K

Management Costs$9K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$4K

Total PA obligated$950K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$715K

Renter-approved dollars$14K

Intake IHP dollars$1.5M

Validated phase 2 dollars$1.5M

Tracked registrations160

About this declaration

What DR-4797-MN means

DR-4797-MN is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Freeborn County, Minnesota, with an incident window starting Jun 16, 2024 through Jul 4, 2024. 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 Freeborn County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.