SEVERE WINTER STORM, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING

DR-4420-NE affected Howard 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

Public assistance

$1.7M

Project obligations

Registrations

123

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$698K

Water Control Facilities$469K

Debris Removal$209K

Emergency Protective Measures$123K

Management Costs$77K

Buildings and Equipment$40K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$31K

Utilities$20K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$8K

Total PA obligated$1.7M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$286K

Renter-approved dollars$6K

Intake IHP dollars$584K

Validated phase 2 dollars$584K

Tracked registrations123

About this declaration

What DR-4420-NE means

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