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Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES AND FLOODING

DR-1517-NE affected Cass County, Nebraska. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1517-NE
Declared
May 25, 2004
DR
Public assistance
$385K
Project obligations
Registrations
41
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$194K
Debris Removal$131K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$24K
Emergency Protective Measures$17K
Buildings and Equipment$9K
Utilities$5K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$5K
Water Control Facilities$894
Total PA obligated$385K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$6K
Renter-approved dollars$3K
Intake IHP dollars$17K
Validated phase 2 dollars$17K
Tracked registrations41
About this declaration

What DR-1517-NE means

DR-1517-NE is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Cass County, Nebraska, with an incident window starting May 20, 2004 through Jun 1, 2004. 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 Cass County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.