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Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES

DR-4635-WA affected Whatcom County, Washington. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Flood
DR-4635-WA
Declared
Jan 5, 2022
DR
Public assistance
$29.3M
Project obligations
Registrations
1,490
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Water Control Facilities$10.9M
Roads and Bridges$8.8M
Emergency Protective Measures$2.3M
Debris Removal$2.1M
Utilities$1.9M
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$1.4M
Buildings and Equipment$1.4M
Emergency Work Donated Resources$232K
Management Costs$154K
Total PA obligated$29.3M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$5.2M
Renter-approved dollars$905K
Intake IHP dollars$12.1M
Validated phase 2 dollars$12.1M
Tracked registrations1,490
About this declaration

What DR-4635-WA means

DR-4635-WA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Whatcom County, Washington, with an incident window starting Nov 5, 2021 through Dec 2, 2021. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as flood.

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