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HURRICANE FLOYD MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATIONS

DR-1296-NY affected Westchester County, New York. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Hurricane
DR-1296-NY
Declared
Sep 19, 1999
DR
Public assistance
$13.9M
Project obligations
Registrations
0
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$6.0M
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$2.1M
Emergency Protective Measures$1.9M
Water Control Facilities$1.3M
Debris Removal$1.1M
Buildings and Equipment$900K
Utilities$464K
Total PA obligated$13.9M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$0
Renter-approved dollars$0
Intake IHP dollars$0
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations0
About this declaration

What DR-1296-NY means

DR-1296-NY is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Westchester County, New York, with an incident window starting Sep 16, 1999 through Sep 18, 1999. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as hurricane.

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