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Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING

DR-1709-TX affected Wichita County, Texas. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1709-TX
Declared
Jun 29, 2007
DR
Public assistance
$900K
Project obligations
Registrations
486
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$334K
Emergency Protective Measures$199K
Buildings and Equipment$140K
Roads and Bridges$114K
Debris Removal$88K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$22K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$2K
Total PA obligated$900K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$1.5M
Renter-approved dollars$199K
Intake IHP dollars$3.4M
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations486
About this declaration

What DR-1709-TX means

DR-1709-TX is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Wichita County, Texas, with an incident window starting Jun 16, 2007 through Aug 3, 2007. 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 Wichita County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.