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SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS AND FLOODING

DR-4223-TX affected Harris County, Texas. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-4223-TX
Declared
May 29, 2015
DR
Public assistance
$12.5M
Project obligations
Registrations
11,615
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$8.2M
Buildings and Equipment$2.2M
Emergency Protective Measures$701K
Water Control Facilities$565K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$376K
Roads and Bridges$370K
Utilities$8K
Total PA obligated$12.5M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$16.0M
Renter-approved dollars$7.9M
Intake IHP dollars$47.8M
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations11,615
About this declaration

What DR-4223-TX means

DR-4223-TX is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Harris County, Texas, with an incident window starting May 4, 2015 through Jun 22, 2015. 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 Harris County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.