FEMADR-1127-NCMajor disasterDeclared July 18, 1996
DR-1127-NC: North Carolina Hurricane Bertha
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for North Carolina (DR-1127-NC) on July 18, 1996 for the incident of July 10, 1996 to July 13, 1996; it covers 17 designated areas.
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-1127-NC (also written FEMA-1127-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- North Carolina
- Incident
- Hurricane: Hurricane Bertha
- Incident period
- July 10, 1996 to July 13, 1996
- Declared
- July 18, 1996
- Programs declared
- Individual Assistance (the older program, flagged until 2008), Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 4
- Place in the year
- the third of 4 major disaster declarations for North Carolina in 1996
- Status
- closed out on March 10, 2006
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
Which areas are covered, and for what?
| Designated area | Individuals and Households | Individual Assistance (older program) | Public Assistance | Hazard Mitigation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaufort (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Bladen (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Brunswick (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Carteret (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Chowan (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Columbus (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Craven (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Duplin (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Greene (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Hyde (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Jones (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Lenoir (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| New Hanover (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Onslow (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Pamlico (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Pender (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Pitt (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
An area can be added to a declaration after the first day, or have a program added: this table is FEMA's current list.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
How much has FEMA approved?
FEMA has published no assistance totals for this declaration.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2); FEMA, OpenFEMA FEMA Web Disaster Summaries (v1). Data as of September 29, 2026.
FEMA's page for this declaration
FEMA's own page for this declaration is fema.gov/disaster/1127. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.