SEVERE STORM AND FLOODING

DR-4843-NM affected Chaves County, New Mexico. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Flood

DR-4843-NM

Declared

Nov 1, 2024

Public assistance

$73.7M

Project obligations

Registrations

3,120

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Water Control Facilities$43.7M

Buildings and Equipment$13.6M

Emergency Protective Measures$5.2M

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$4.7M

Roads and Bridges$2.9M

Utilities$1.5M

Management Costs$1.4M

Debris Removal$737K

Total PA obligated$73.7M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$19.8M

Renter-approved dollars$3.1M

Intake IHP dollars$45.8M

Validated phase 2 dollars$45.8M

Tracked registrations3,120

About this declaration

What DR-4843-NM means

DR-4843-NM is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Chaves County, New Mexico, with an incident window starting Oct 19, 2024 through Oct 20, 2024. 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 Chaves County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.