Disaster detail

HURRICANE MATTHEW

DR-4285-NC affected Johnston County, North Carolina. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Hurricane
DR-4285-NC
Declared
Oct 10, 2016
DR
Public assistance
$5.4M
Project obligations
Registrations
1,891
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$4.1M
Debris Removal$322K
Emergency Protective Measures$303K
Water Control Facilities$185K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$158K
Buildings and Equipment$154K
Roads and Bridges$126K
Total PA obligated$5.4M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$1.8M
Renter-approved dollars$528K
Intake IHP dollars$4.7M
Validated phase 2 dollars$4.8M
Tracked registrations1,891
About this declaration

What DR-4285-NC means

DR-4285-NC is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Johnston County, North Carolina, with an incident window starting Oct 4, 2016 through Oct 24, 2016. 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 Johnston County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.