SEVERE WINTER STORMS

DR-4586-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 Ice Storm

DR-4586-TX

Declared

Feb 19, 2021

Public assistance

$33K

Project obligations

Registrations

1,057

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$32K

Management Costs$2K

Total PA obligated$33K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$838K

Renter-approved dollars$70K

Intake IHP dollars$1.8M

Validated phase 2 dollars$0

Tracked registrations1,057

About this declaration

What DR-4586-TX means

DR-4586-TX is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Jim Wells 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 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.