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Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS

DR-4072-VA affected Lexington city, Virginia. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-4072-VA
Declared
Jul 27, 2012
DR
Public assistance
$184K
Project obligations
Registrations
0
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$161K
Emergency Protective Measures$19K
Buildings and Equipment$3K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$1K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$120
Total PA obligated$184K

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-4072-VA means

DR-4072-VA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Lexington city, Virginia, with an incident window starting Jun 29, 2012 through Jul 1, 2012. 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 Lexington city disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.