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SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING

DR-1770-NE affected Lancaster County, Nebraska. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1770-NE
Declared
Jun 20, 2008
DR
Public assistance
$1.7M
Project obligations
Registrations
79
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$536K
Debris Removal$449K
Utilities$240K
Water Control Facilities$206K
Section 324 Management Costs$163K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$43K
Emergency Protective Measures$22K
Buildings and Equipment$9K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$1K
Total PA obligated$1.7M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$39K
Renter-approved dollars$14K
Intake IHP dollars$106K
Validated phase 2 dollars$106K
Tracked registrations79
About this declaration

What DR-1770-NE means

DR-1770-NE is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Lancaster County, Nebraska, with an incident window starting May 22, 2008 through Jun 24, 2008. 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 Lancaster County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.