SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING

DR-4266-TX affected Orange County, Texas. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Flood

DR-4266-TX

Declared

Mar 19, 2016

Public assistance

$1.7M

Project obligations

Registrations

1,619

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$897K

Roads and Bridges$271K

Utilities$248K

Debris Removal$165K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$57K

Water Control Facilities$12K

Buildings and Equipment$8K

Total PA obligated$1.7M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$2.6M

Renter-approved dollars$290K

Intake IHP dollars$5.9M

Validated phase 2 dollars$0

Tracked registrations1,619

About this declaration

What DR-4266-TX means

DR-4266-TX is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Orange County, Texas, with an incident window starting Mar 7, 2016 through Mar 29, 2016. 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 Orange County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.