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Disaster detail

TX-FLOODING 10/18/98

DR-1257-TX affected Wilson 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
DR
Public assistance
$737K
Project obligations
Registrations
0
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$475K
Emergency Protective Measures$166K
Debris Removal$77K
Buildings and Equipment$7K
Utilities$7K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$5K
Total PA obligated$737K

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