TROPICAL STORM HELENE

DR-4827-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

Tropical Storm

DR-4827-NC

Declared

Sep 28, 2024

Public assistance

$11.8M

Project obligations

Registrations

12,495

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$5.6M

Utilities$2.4M

Buildings and Equipment$1.8M

Roads and Bridges$911K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$610K

Management Costs$231K

Debris Removal$199K

Water Control Facilities$4K

Total PA obligated$11.8M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$26.7M

Renter-approved dollars$3.3M

Intake IHP dollars$60.0M

Validated phase 2 dollars$66.0M

Tracked registrations12,495

About this declaration

What DR-4827-NC means

DR-4827-NC is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected McDowell County, North Carolina, with an incident window starting Sep 25, 2024 through Dec 18, 2024. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as tropical 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 McDowell County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.