Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-4290-MN affected Le Sueur 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
DR
Public assistance
$310K
Project obligations
Registrations
46
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$226K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$33K
Emergency Protective Measures$31K
Debris Removal$13K
Utilities$8K
Total PA obligated$310K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$21K
Renter-approved dollars$0
Intake IHP dollars$43K
Validated phase 2 dollars$43K
Tracked registrations46
About this declaration

What DR-4290-MN means

DR-4290-MN is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Le Sueur 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 Le Sueur County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.