Disaster detail

TROPICAL STORM HELENE

DR-4831-VA affected Tazewell 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
DR
Public assistance
$1.6M
Project obligations
Registrations
1,675
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$792K
Roads and Bridges$389K
Debris Removal$276K
Buildings and Equipment$100K
Utilities$57K
Management Costs$18K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$13K
Total PA obligated$1.6M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$2.0M
Renter-approved dollars$236K
Intake IHP dollars$4.5M
Validated phase 2 dollars$4.5M
Tracked registrations1,675
About this declaration

What DR-4831-VA means

DR-4831-VA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Tazewell 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 Tazewell County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.