FLOODING

DR-1981-ND affected McHenry County, North Dakota. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Flood

DR-1981-ND

Declared

May 10, 2011

Public assistance

$5.9M

Project obligations

Registrations

392

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$4.5M

Utilities$926K

Emergency Protective Measures$281K

Debris Removal$90K

Buildings and Equipment$85K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$22K

Total PA obligated$5.9M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$660K

Renter-approved dollars$11K

Intake IHP dollars$1.3M

Validated phase 2 dollars$1.3M

Tracked registrations392

About this declaration

What DR-1981-ND means

DR-1981-ND is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected McHenry County, North Dakota, with an incident window starting Feb 14, 2011 through Jul 20, 2011. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as flood.

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 McHenry County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.