TROPICAL STORM FRANCES

DR-1546-NC affected Watauga 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

$82K

Project obligations

Registrations

173

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$38K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$21K

Emergency Protective Measures$12K

Debris Removal$7K

Utilities$4K

Total PA obligated$82K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$332K

Renter-approved dollars$28K

Intake IHP dollars$720K

Validated phase 2 dollars$774K

Tracked registrations173

About this declaration

What DR-1546-NC means

DR-1546-NC is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Watauga 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 Watauga County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.