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Disaster detail

SEVERE WINTER STORM, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING

DR-4420-NE affected Colfax 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
$1.9M
Project obligations
Registrations
108
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$1.5M
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$119K
Buildings and Equipment$88K
Debris Removal$63K
Utilities$59K
Management Costs$18K
Emergency Protective Measures$13K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$8K
Total PA obligated$1.9M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$173K
Renter-approved dollars$11K
Intake IHP dollars$367K
Validated phase 2 dollars$367K
Tracked registrations108
About this declaration

What DR-4420-NE means

DR-4420-NE is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Colfax 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 Colfax County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.