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Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING

DR-1969-NC affected Sampson County, North Carolina. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1969-NC
Declared
Apr 19, 2011
DR
Public assistance
$53K
Project obligations
Registrations
378
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$29K
Debris Removal$19K
Utilities$6K
Total PA obligated$53K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$119K
Renter-approved dollars$70K
Intake IHP dollars$378K
Validated phase 2 dollars$378K
Tracked registrations378
About this declaration

What DR-1969-NC means

DR-1969-NC is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Sampson County, North Carolina, with an incident window starting Apr 16, 2011. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as severe 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 Sampson County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.