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SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND MUDSLIDES

DR-1649-PA affected Northampton County, Pennsylvania. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1649-PA
Declared
Jun 30, 2006
DR
Public assistance
$1.4M
Project obligations
Registrations
263
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$455K
Utilities$404K
Roads and Bridges$375K
Emergency Protective Measures$67K
Buildings and Equipment$51K
Debris Removal$42K
Total PA obligated$1.4M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$296K
Renter-approved dollars$67K
Intake IHP dollars$731K
Validated phase 2 dollars$731K
Tracked registrations263
About this declaration

What DR-1649-PA means

DR-1649-PA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Northampton County, Pennsylvania, with an incident window starting Jun 23, 2006 through Jul 10, 2006. 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 Northampton County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.