TROPICAL STORM FRANCES

DR-1546-NC affected McDowell County, North Carolina. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Hurricane

DR-1546-NC

Declared

Sep 10, 2004

Public assistance

$526K

Project obligations

Registrations

229

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$204K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$114K

Water Control Facilities$93K

Emergency Protective Measures$52K

Utilities$39K

Debris Removal$22K

Buildings and Equipment$2K

Total PA obligated$526K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$385K

Renter-approved dollars$92K

Intake IHP dollars$954K

Validated phase 2 dollars$1.0M

Tracked registrations229

About this declaration

What DR-1546-NC means

DR-1546-NC is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected McDowell County, North Carolina, with an incident window starting Sep 7, 2004 through Sep 12, 2004. 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 McDowell County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.