SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-4290-MN affected Waseca 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

$1.2M

Project obligations

Registrations

733

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$418K

Water Control Facilities$211K

Emergency Protective Measures$205K

Buildings and Equipment$153K

Debris Removal$152K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$55K

Utilities$34K

Total PA obligated$1.2M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$1.5M

Renter-approved dollars$18K

Intake IHP dollars$3.0M

Validated phase 2 dollars$3.0M

Tracked registrations733

About this declaration

What DR-4290-MN means

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