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Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS AND FLOODING

DR-4223-TX affected Jim Wells 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
$1.3M
Project obligations
Registrations
1,527
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$1.2M
Debris Removal$103K
Emergency Protective Measures$16K
Utilities$11K
Buildings and Equipment$4K
Total PA obligated$1.3M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$1.0M
Renter-approved dollars$61K
Intake IHP dollars$2.2M
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations1,527
About this declaration

What DR-4223-TX means

DR-4223-TX is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Jim Wells 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 Jim Wells County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.