Home / Texas / Willacy County / DR-4245-TX
Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING

DR-4245-TX affected Willacy County, Texas. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-4245-TX
Declared
Nov 25, 2015
DR
Public assistance
$899K
Project obligations
Registrations
801
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$657K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$93K
Utilities$68K
Emergency Protective Measures$61K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$9K
Water Control Facilities$5K
Debris Removal$4K
Buildings and Equipment$2K
Total PA obligated$899K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$415K
Renter-approved dollars$27K
Intake IHP dollars$885K
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations801
About this declaration

What DR-4245-TX means

DR-4245-TX is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Willacy County, Texas, with an incident window starting Oct 22, 2015 through Oct 31, 2015. 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 Willacy County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.