Texas Severe Storms, Flooding and Tornadoes (DR-1257)

Incident period: October 17, 1998 to November 15, 1998

Major Disaster Declaration declared on October 21, 1998

News Releases

February 23, 1999

FEMA Issues Federal Action Plan for Puerto Rico Hurricane Georges Recovery

February 22, 1999

Recovery Approaches $200 Million For Summer, Fall Disasters in Texas

January 11, 1999

Disaster Recovery Center to Open in Robstown

Main Content

» State of Texas Department of Public Safety, Division of Emergency Management
» Adobe PDF Icon FEMA "ON-LINE" Recovery Times: Texas, November 9, 1998 (In English) -- 490 KB
» Tiempos "En línea" De la Recuperación De FEMA: Tejas, De Noviembre El 9 De 1998 (En Español) -- 495 KB

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Assistance to State, Local, Tribal and Territorial Governments and Certain Private-Non-Profit Organizations

Contact your State or Tribal Emergency Management Office to learn more about the Public Assistance program.

Are you a disaster survivor?

Apply Online at DisasterAssistance.gov
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Or apply by Phone by calling (800) 621-3362 or TTY (800) 462-7585.

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Financial Assistance to Help Families and Communities Recover

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Individual Assistance Definitions

Individuals & Household Program (IHP): Provides money and services to people in Presidentially declared disaster areas.

Housing Assistance (HA): Provides assistance for disaster-related housing needs.

Other Needs Assistance (ONA): Provides assistance for other disaster-related needs, such as furnishings, transportation, and medical.

Public Assistance Definitions

Public Assistance (PA): Disaster grant assistance available for communities to quickly respond to and recover from major disasters or emergencies declared by the President

Emergency Work (Categories A-B): Work that must be performed to reduce or eliminate an immediate threat to life, protect public health and safety, and to protect improved property that is significantly threatened due to disasters or emergencies declared by the President

Permanent Work (Categories C-G): Work that is required to restore a damaged facility, through repair or restoration, to its pre-disaster design, function, and capacity in accordance with applicable codes and standards

*Dollars Approved: Assistance dollars approved but not necessarily disbursed.

*Dollars Obligated: Funds made available to the State via electronic transfer following FEMA's final review and approval of Public Assistance projects.

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