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Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS

DR-4542-SC affected Pickens 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
$1.1M
Project obligations
Registrations
210
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$928K
Debris Removal$176K
Emergency Protective Measures$5K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$1K
Total PA obligated$1.1M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$169K
Renter-approved dollars$30K
Intake IHP dollars$397K
Validated phase 2 dollars$397K
Tracked registrations210
About this declaration

What DR-4542-SC means

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