FEMADR-1200-NCMajor disasterDeclared January 15, 1998
DR-1200-NC: North Carolina Severe Storms and Flooding
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for North Carolina (DR-1200-NC) on January 15, 1998 for the incident of January 7, 1998 to February 12, 1998; it covers 10 designated areas.
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-1200-NC (also written FEMA-1200-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- North Carolina
- Incident
- Severe Storm: Severe Storms and Flooding
- Incident period
- January 7, 1998 to February 12, 1998
- Declared
- January 15, 1998
- Programs declared
- Individual Assistance (the older program, flagged until 2008), Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 4
- Place in the year
- the first of 3 major disaster declarations for North Carolina in 1998
- Status
- closed out on August 25, 2005
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashe (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Avery (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Dare (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Haywood (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Madison (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Mitchell (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Robeson (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Transylvania (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Watauga (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Yancey (County) | — | — | 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/1200. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.