FEMADR-1144-NHMajor disasterDeclared October 29, 1996
DR-1144-NH: New Hampshire Fall Northeaster Rainstorm
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for New Hampshire (DR-1144-NH) on October 29, 1996 for the incident of October 20, 1996 to October 23, 1996; it covers 6 designated areas.
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-1144-NH (also written FEMA-1144-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- New Hampshire
- Incident
- Flood: Fall Northeaster Rainstorm
- Incident period
- October 20, 1996 to October 23, 1996
- Declared
- October 29, 1996
- Programs declared
- Individual Assistance (the older program, flagged until 2008), Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 1
- Place in the year
- the second of 2 major disaster declarations for New Hampshire in 1996
- Status
- closed out on March 23, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grafton (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Hillsborough (County)(in (P)MSA 4560,4760,5350) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Merrimack (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Rockingham (County)(in (P)MSA 4160,4760,6450) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Strafford (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Sullivan (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/1144. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.