Disaster detail

SEVERE WINTER STORMS

DR-4586-TX affected Fort Bend County, Texas. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Ice Storm
DR-4586-TX
Declared
Feb 19, 2021
DR
Public assistance
$1.3M
Project obligations
Registrations
17,528
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$1.2M
Management Costs$19K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$13K
Total PA obligated$1.3M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$5.0M
Renter-approved dollars$2.3M
Intake IHP dollars$14.6M
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations17,528
About this declaration

What DR-4586-TX means

DR-4586-TX is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Fort Bend County, Texas, with an incident window starting Feb 11, 2021 through Feb 21, 2021. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as severe ice 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 Fort Bend County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.