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SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND TORNADOES

DR-4778-NE affected Douglas County, Nebraska. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Tornado
DR-4778-NE
Declared
May 3, 2024
DR
Public assistance
$5.5M
Project obligations
Registrations
728
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$4.2M
Debris Removal$725K
Emergency Protective Measures$264K
Buildings and Equipment$175K
Roads and Bridges$70K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$49K
Management Costs$38K
Total PA obligated$5.5M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$545K
Renter-approved dollars$291K
Intake IHP dollars$1.7M
Validated phase 2 dollars$1.7M
Tracked registrations728
About this declaration

What DR-4778-NE means

DR-4778-NE is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Douglas County, Nebraska, with an incident window starting Apr 25, 2024 through Apr 27, 2024. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as tornado.

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