TX-FLOODING 10/18/98

DR-1257-TX affected Montgomery County, Texas. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Flood

DR-1257-TX

Declared

Oct 21, 1998

Public assistance

$530K

Project obligations

Registrations

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$368K

Debris Removal$58K

Utilities$45K

Emergency Protective Measures$17K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$17K

Buildings and Equipment$15K

Water Control Facilities$11K

Total PA obligated$530K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$0

Renter-approved dollars$0

Intake IHP dollars$0

Validated phase 2 dollars$0

Tracked registrations0

About this declaration

What DR-1257-TX means

DR-1257-TX is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Montgomery County, Texas, with an incident window starting Oct 17, 1998 through Nov 15, 1998. 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 Montgomery County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.