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Disaster detail

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

DR-4402-WI affected La Crosse County, Wisconsin. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Flood
DR-4402-WI
Declared
Oct 18, 2018
DR
Public assistance
$1.1M
Project obligations
Registrations
64
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$810K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$104K
Debris Removal$83K
Management Costs$44K
Utilities$26K
Emergency Protective Measures$16K
Total PA obligated$1.1M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$154K
Renter-approved dollars$0
Intake IHP dollars$308K
Validated phase 2 dollars$308K
Tracked registrations64
About this declaration

What DR-4402-WI means

DR-4402-WI is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected La Crosse County, Wisconsin, with an incident window starting Aug 17, 2018 through Sep 14, 2018. 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 La Crosse County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.