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Disaster detail

SEVERE WINTER STORM, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING

DR-4420-NE affected Custer 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
$7.1M
Project obligations
Registrations
201
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$6.1M
Management Costs$290K
Utilities$252K
Buildings and Equipment$129K
Emergency Protective Measures$117K
Debris Removal$68K
Water Control Facilities$68K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$338
Total PA obligated$7.1M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$248K
Renter-approved dollars$1K
Intake IHP dollars$499K
Validated phase 2 dollars$499K
Tracked registrations201
About this declaration

What DR-4420-NE means

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