TROPICAL STORM HELENE

DR-4831-VA affected Lee County, Virginia. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Tropical Storm

DR-4831-VA

Declared

Oct 1, 2024

Public assistance

$219K

Project obligations

Registrations

112

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Buildings and Equipment$65K

Debris Removal$63K

Emergency Protective Measures$50K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$28K

Management Costs$13K

Total PA obligated$219K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$233K

Renter-approved dollars$7K

Intake IHP dollars$480K

Validated phase 2 dollars$471K

Tracked registrations112

About this declaration

What DR-4831-VA means

DR-4831-VA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Lee County, Virginia, with an incident window starting Sep 25, 2024 through Oct 3, 2024. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as tropical 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 Lee County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.