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Disaster detail

SEVERE WINTER STORM, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING

DR-4420-NE affected Buffalo County, Nebraska. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Flood
DR-4420-NE
Declared
Mar 21, 2019
DR
Public assistance
$2.2M
Project obligations
Registrations
407
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$1.7M
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$340K
Debris Removal$90K
Emergency Protective Measures$23K
Management Costs$20K
Utilities$6K
Total PA obligated$2.2M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$831K
Renter-approved dollars$41K
Intake IHP dollars$1.7M
Validated phase 2 dollars$1.7M
Tracked registrations407
About this declaration

What DR-4420-NE means

DR-4420-NE is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Buffalo County, Nebraska, with an incident window starting Mar 9, 2019 through Jul 14, 2019. 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 Buffalo County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.