SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-4797-MN affected Watonwan 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

$556K

Project obligations

Registrations

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$200K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$96K

Debris Removal$85K

Buildings and Equipment$59K

Emergency Protective Measures$57K

Utilities$26K

Management Costs$25K

Water Control Facilities$8K

Total PA obligated$556K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$360K

Renter-approved dollars$4K

Intake IHP dollars$727K

Validated phase 2 dollars$715K

Tracked registrations95

About this declaration

What DR-4797-MN means

DR-4797-MN is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Watonwan 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 Watonwan County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.