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SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS

DR-4542-SC affected Colleton 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
$800K
Project obligations
Registrations
666
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$580K
Utilities$134K
Emergency Protective Measures$58K
Buildings and Equipment$26K
Management Costs$4K
Total PA obligated$800K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$765K
Renter-approved dollars$240K
Intake IHP dollars$2.0M
Validated phase 2 dollars$2.0M
Tracked registrations666
About this declaration

What DR-4542-SC means

DR-4542-SC is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Colleton 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 Colleton County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.