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Disaster detail

POTENTIAL TROPICAL CYCLONE EIGHT

DR-4837-NC affected New Hanover 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-4837-NC
Declared
Oct 19, 2024
DR
Public assistance
$891K
Project obligations
Registrations
0
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$240K
Water Control Facilities$204K
Debris Removal$156K
Buildings and Equipment$119K
Utilities$78K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$66K
Management Costs$26K
Total PA obligated$891K

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-4837-NC means

DR-4837-NC is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected New Hanover County, North Carolina, with an incident window starting Sep 16, 2024 through Sep 20, 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 New Hanover County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.