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SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING

DR-1770-NE affected Butler County, Nebraska. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1770-NE
Declared
Jun 20, 2008
DR
Public assistance
$689K
Project obligations
Registrations
59
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$499K
Roads and Bridges$181K
Debris Removal$7K
Emergency Protective Measures$1K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$775
Buildings and Equipment$481
Total PA obligated$689K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$33K
Renter-approved dollars$9K
Intake IHP dollars$84K
Validated phase 2 dollars$84K
Tracked registrations59
About this declaration

What DR-1770-NE means

DR-1770-NE is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Butler County, Nebraska, with an incident window starting May 22, 2008 through Jun 24, 2008. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as severe storm.

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 Butler County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.