Disaster detail

TROPICAL STORM HELENE

DR-4827-NC affected Surry 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
DR
Public assistance
$5.2M
Project obligations
Registrations
901
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$1.5M
Debris Removal$1.4M
Utilities$1.4M
Water Control Facilities$544K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$341K
Management Costs$91K
Total PA obligated$5.2M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$417K
Renter-approved dollars$49K
Intake IHP dollars$931K
Validated phase 2 dollars$1.1M
Tracked registrations901
About this declaration

What DR-4827-NC means

DR-4827-NC is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Surry 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 Surry County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.