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Disaster detail

HURRICANE FLOYD MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATIONS

DR-1293-VA affected Suffolk city, Virginia. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Hurricane
DR-1293-VA
Declared
Sep 18, 1999
DR
Public assistance
$528K
Project obligations
Registrations
0
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$227K
Emergency Protective Measures$135K
Utilities$62K
Roads and Bridges$42K
Buildings and Equipment$38K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$24K
Total PA obligated$528K

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-1293-VA means

DR-1293-VA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Suffolk city, Virginia, with an incident window starting Sep 13, 1999 through Sep 26, 1999. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as hurricane.

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