SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING AND TORNADOES ASSOCIATED W TD GASTON

DR-1544-VA affected Hanover County, Virginia. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Severe Storm

DR-1544-VA

Declared

Sep 3, 2004

Public assistance

$463K

Project obligations

Registrations

404

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Water Control Facilities$126K

Utilities$110K

Emergency Protective Measures$80K

Debris Removal$78K

Roads and Bridges$32K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$29K

Buildings and Equipment$8K

Total PA obligated$463K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$657K

Renter-approved dollars$23K

Intake IHP dollars$1.4M

Validated phase 2 dollars$1.4M

Tracked registrations404

About this declaration

What DR-1544-VA means

DR-1544-VA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Hanover County, Virginia, with an incident window starting Aug 30, 2004 through Sep 8, 2004. 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 Hanover County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.