SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING

DR-4781-TX affected Dallas County, Texas. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Flood

DR-4781-TX

Declared

May 17, 2024

Public assistance

$10.8M

Project obligations

Registrations

26,851

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$6.5M

Buildings and Equipment$2.6M

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$1.2M

Emergency Protective Measures$324K

Management Costs$160K

Roads and Bridges$35K

Utilities$22K

Total PA obligated$10.8M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$12.3M

Renter-approved dollars$9.4M

Intake IHP dollars$43.6M

Validated phase 2 dollars$0

Tracked registrations26,851

About this declaration

What DR-4781-TX means

DR-4781-TX is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Dallas County, Texas, with an incident window starting Apr 26, 2024 through Jun 5, 2024. 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 Dallas County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.