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Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS

DR-4542-SC affected Berkeley County, South Carolina. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-4542-SC
Declared
May 1, 2020
DR
Public assistance
$523K
Project obligations
Registrations
223
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$382K
Buildings and Equipment$116K
Management Costs$16K
Emergency Protective Measures$9K
Total PA obligated$523K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$355K
Renter-approved dollars$20K
Intake IHP dollars$751K
Validated phase 2 dollars$751K
Tracked registrations223
About this declaration

What DR-4542-SC means

DR-4542-SC is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Berkeley County, South Carolina, with an incident window starting Apr 12, 2020 through Apr 13, 2020. 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 Berkeley County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.