Disaster detail

HURRICANE DOLLY

DR-1780-TX affected Willacy County, Texas. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Hurricane
DR-1780-TX
Declared
Jul 24, 2008
DR
Public assistance
$1.5M
Project obligations
Registrations
2,295
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$681K
Roads and Bridges$322K
Buildings and Equipment$272K
Emergency Protective Measures$117K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$43K
Utilities$37K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$6K
Total PA obligated$1.5M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$1.5M
Renter-approved dollars$163K
Intake IHP dollars$3.4M
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations2,295
About this declaration

What DR-1780-TX means

DR-1780-TX is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Willacy County, Texas, with an incident window starting Jul 22, 2008 through Aug 1, 2008. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as hurricane.

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 Willacy County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.