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DR-4827 · North Carolina

TROPICAL STORM HELENE

Tropical Storm · Declared September 28, 2024

Recorded incident start September 25, 2024. Recorded incident end December 18, 2024. Declaration request September 27, 2024.

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County designations and filing dates

County programs listed by FEMA
CountyPrograms listedIndividual Assistance filing date
Alexander County, North CarolinaIHP · Public Assistance · Hazard MitigationApril 7, 2025
Alleghany County, North CarolinaIHP · Public Assistance · Hazard MitigationApril 7, 2025
Ashe County, North CarolinaIHP · Public Assistance · Hazard MitigationApril 7, 2025
Avery County, North CarolinaIHP · Public Assistance · Hazard MitigationApril 7, 2025
Buncombe County, North CarolinaIHP · Public Assistance · Hazard MitigationApril 7, 2025
Burke County, North CarolinaIHP · Public Assistance · Hazard MitigationApril 7, 2025
Cabarrus County, North CarolinaIHP · Public Assistance · Hazard MitigationApril 7, 2025
Caldwell County, North CarolinaIHP · Public Assistance · Hazard MitigationApril 7, 2025
Catawba County, North CarolinaIHP · Public Assistance · Hazard MitigationApril 7, 2025
Cherokee County, North CarolinaIHP · Public Assistance · Hazard MitigationApril 7, 2025
Clay County, North CarolinaIHP · Public Assistance · Hazard MitigationApril 7, 2025
Cleveland County, North CarolinaIHP · Public Assistance · Hazard MitigationApril 7, 2025
Forsyth County, North CarolinaIHP · Public Assistance · Hazard MitigationApril 7, 2025
Gaston County, North CarolinaIHP · Public Assistance · Hazard MitigationApril 7, 2025
Graham County, North CarolinaIHP · Public Assistance · Hazard MitigationApril 7, 2025
Haywood County, North CarolinaIHP · Public Assistance · Hazard MitigationApril 7, 2025
Henderson County, North CarolinaIHP · Public Assistance · Hazard MitigationApril 7, 2025
Iredell County, North CarolinaIHP · Public Assistance · Hazard MitigationApril 7, 2025
Jackson County, North CarolinaIHP · Public Assistance · Hazard MitigationApril 7, 2025
Lee County, North CarolinaIHP · Public Assistance · Hazard MitigationApril 7, 2025
Lincoln County, North CarolinaIHP · Public Assistance · Hazard MitigationApril 7, 2025
Macon County, North CarolinaIHP · Public Assistance · Hazard MitigationApril 7, 2025
Madison County, North CarolinaIHP · Public Assistance · Hazard MitigationApril 7, 2025
McDowell County, North CarolinaIHP · Public Assistance · Hazard MitigationApril 7, 2025
Mecklenburg County, North CarolinaIHP · Public Assistance · Hazard MitigationApril 7, 2025
Mitchell County, North CarolinaIHP · Public Assistance · Hazard MitigationApril 7, 2025
Nash County, North CarolinaIHP · Public Assistance · Hazard MitigationApril 7, 2025
Polk County, North CarolinaIHP · Public Assistance · Hazard MitigationApril 7, 2025
Rowan County, North CarolinaIHP · Public Assistance · Hazard MitigationApril 7, 2025
Rutherford County, North CarolinaIHP · Public Assistance · Hazard MitigationApril 7, 2025
Stanly County, North CarolinaIHP · Public Assistance · Hazard MitigationApril 7, 2025
Surry County, North CarolinaIHP · Public Assistance · Hazard MitigationApril 7, 2025
Swain County, North CarolinaIHP · Public Assistance · Hazard MitigationApril 7, 2025
Transylvania County, North CarolinaIHP · Public Assistance · Hazard MitigationApril 7, 2025
Union County, North CarolinaIHP · Public Assistance · Hazard MitigationApril 7, 2025
Watauga County, North CarolinaIHP · Public Assistance · Hazard MitigationApril 7, 2025
Wilkes County, North CarolinaIHP · Public Assistance · Hazard MitigationApril 7, 2025
Yadkin County, North CarolinaIHP · Public Assistance · Hazard MitigationApril 7, 2025
Yancey County, North CarolinaIHP · Public Assistance · Hazard MitigationApril 7, 2025

Other designated areas

FEMA area records
Area listedPrograms listed
Eastern Band of Cherokee IndiansIHP · Public Assistance · Hazard Mitigation

Public Assistance for this declaration

Project worksheets
3,101
Federal share obligated
$2,669,866,978.33
Median days to first recorded obligation
362

Timing uses 3,101 dated worksheets and starts on the original declaration date. Earliest first obligation October 17, 2024. Most recent obligation in the project snapshot November 6, 2026.

Funded worksheets by category
Work categoryWorksheetsFederal share obligated
Emergency Protective Measures756$737,937,648.13
Debris Removal343$668,587,334.47
Roads and Bridges693$660,580,646.07
Management Costs258$223,607,204.97
Utilities282$153,692,787.87
Buildings and Equipment403$109,823,661.13
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items309$95,107,289.46
Water Control Facilities57$20,530,406.23
First obligations by year
Year of first recorded obligation
YearWorksheets
202455
20251,907
20261,139

Projects by applicant county

Applicant location recorded by FEMA
Applicant countyWorksheetsFederal share obligated
Buncombe County, North Carolina435$215,061,250.54
Avery County, North Carolina173$99,577,708.62
Rutherford County, North Carolina156$82,728,977.75
Watauga County, North Carolina211$81,580,148.74
Yancey County, North Carolina102$80,828,511.45
Henderson County, North Carolina133$78,862,301.23
Madison County, North Carolina87$73,964,388.84
Mitchell County, North Carolina121$56,947,033.76
Cleveland County, North Carolina81$55,826,591.90
Haywood County, North Carolina155$45,261,909.67
Caldwell County, North Carolina63$43,563,675.20
Burke County, North Carolina89$30,486,295.55
Ashe County, North Carolina93$16,430,431.03
McDowell County, North Carolina77$15,518,187.33
Polk County, North Carolina61$11,029,431.78
Surry County, North Carolina28$5,971,451.96
Transylvania County, North Carolina45$5,762,287.49
Gaston County, North Carolina37$3,544,951.37
Wilkes County, North Carolina45$3,450,074.47
Catawba County, North Carolina41$3,058,208.97
Iredell County, North Carolina3$2,902,019.17
Jackson County, North Carolina14$1,503,913.41
Macon County, North Carolina10$1,323,864.98
Lincoln County, North Carolina30$1,160,610.34
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina12$892,010.67
Yadkin County, North Carolina10$846,296.56
Alexander County, North Carolina13$579,436.21
Cabarrus County, North Carolina3$366,271.90
Alleghany County, North Carolina2$236,552.62
Swain County, North Carolina7$197,244.42
Forsyth County, North Carolina4$192,749.95
Nash County, North Carolina2$78,956.02
Union County, North Carolina4$58,350.60
Rowan County, North Carolina3$57,793.12
Clay County, North Carolina1$18,447.40

Projects FEMA labels statewide

Project worksheets
675
Federal share obligated
$1,617,481,032.72
Median days to first recorded obligation
517

Timing uses 675 dated worksheets and starts on the original declaration date. Earliest first obligation October 18, 2024. Most recent obligation in the project snapshot October 29, 2026.

Funded worksheets by category
Work categoryWorksheetsFederal share obligated
Roads and Bridges425$581,915,409.75
Emergency Protective Measures137$517,007,474.91
Debris Removal66$303,952,990.82
Management Costs11$189,359,557.07
Utilities5$18,407,446.40
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items18$4,518,370.49
Buildings and Equipment13$2,319,783.28
First obligations by year
Year of first recorded obligation
YearWorksheets
202436
2025222
2026417

Project worksheet revisions

234 worksheets have dated revisions. The table shows up to 12 of the largest last revisions by dollar amount.

Browse every worksheet timeline for this declaration

Latest documented revisions
WorksheetLast date in activity fileLast signed changeNet in activity file
Worksheet 1June 29, 2026$135,979,522.47$156,478,834.47
Worksheet 6September 22, 2025-$32,801,131.50$1,318,912.44
Worksheet 3260September 14, 2026$25,466,894.97$31,983,482.20
Worksheet 304January 14, 2026$17,655,311.76$25,298,841.45
Worksheet 573November 7, 2025$11,746,688.80$20,441,479.29
Worksheet 2820October 26, 2026$7,822,559.22$15,239,215.89
Worksheet 352February 27, 2026$6,983,492.05$17,617,766.51
Worksheet 4341October 21, 2026$6,331,519.40$286,345,207.02
Worksheet 232March 4, 2026$6,095,722.04$9,568,079.92
Worksheet 21March 4, 2026$5,209,447.74$12,069,547.74
Worksheet 66April 23, 2026$4,433,795.41$5,684,962.81
Worksheet 65May 13, 2026$3,687,612.51$5,055,518.91

How to read these FEMA records

America.co analysis of Federal Emergency Management Agency OpenFEMA data, retrieved November 10, 2026.

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