FEMADR-1239-TXMajor disasterDeclared August 26, 1998
DR-1239-TX: Texas Tropical Storm Charley
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Texas (DR-1239-TX) on August 26, 1998 for the incident of August 22, 1998 to August 31, 1998; it covers 257 designated areas. FEMA had approved obligated $8.2 million in Public Assistance (as of May 17, 2026).
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-1239-TX (also written FEMA-1239-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- Texas
- Incident
- Severe Storm: Tropical Storm Charley
- Incident period
- August 22, 1998 to August 31, 1998
- Declared
- August 26, 1998
- Programs declared
- Individual Assistance (the older program, flagged until 2008), Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
- FEMA region
- 6
- Place in the year
- the first of 3 major disaster declarations for Texas in 1998
- Status
- closed out on March 24, 2006
- Registration deadline (individual help)
- October 24, 1998
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama Coushatta Tribe of Texas | — | — | — | Yes |
| Anderson (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Andrews (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Angelina (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Aransas (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Archer (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Armstrong (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Atascosa (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Austin (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Bailey (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Bandera (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Bastrop (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Baylor (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Bee (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Bell (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Bexar (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Blanco (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Borden (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Bosque (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Bowie (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Brazoria (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Brazos (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Brewster (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Briscoe (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Brooks (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Brown (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Burleson (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Burnet (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Caldwell (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Calhoun (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Callahan (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Cameron (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Camp (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Carson (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Cass (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Castro (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Chambers (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Cherokee (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Childress (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Clay (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Cochran (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Coke (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Coleman (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Collin (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Collingsworth (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Colorado (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Comal (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Comanche (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Concho (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Cooke (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Coryell (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Cottle (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Crane (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Crockett (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Crosby (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Culberson (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Dallam (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Dallas (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Dawson (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| DeWitt (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Deaf Smith (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Delta (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Denton (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Dickens (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Dimmit (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Donley (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Duval (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Eastland (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Ector (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Edwards (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| El Paso (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Ellis (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Erath (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Falls (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Fannin (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Fayette (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Fisher (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Floyd (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Foard (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Fort Bend (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Franklin (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Freestone (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Frio (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Gaines (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Galveston (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Garza (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Gillespie (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Glasscock (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Goliad (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Gonzales (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Gray (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Grayson (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Gregg (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Grimes (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Guadalupe (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Hale (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Hall (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Hamilton (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Hansford (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Hardeman (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Hardin (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Harris (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Harrison (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Hartley (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Haskell (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Hays (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Hemphill (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Henderson (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Hidalgo (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Hill (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Hockley (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Hood (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Hopkins (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Houston (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Howard (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Hudspeth (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Hunt (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Hutchinson (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Irion (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Jack (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Jackson (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Jasper (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Jeff Davis (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Jefferson (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Jim Hogg (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Jim Wells (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Johnson (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Jones (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Karnes (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Kaufman (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Kendall (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Kenedy (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Kent (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Kerr (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Kimble (County) | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| King (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Kinney (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Kleberg (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Knox (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| La Salle (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Lamar (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Lamb (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Lampasas (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Lavaca (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Lee (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Leon (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Liberty (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Limestone (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Lipscomb (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Live Oak (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Llano (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Loving (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Lubbock (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Lynn (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Madison (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Marion (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Martin (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Mason (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Matagorda (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Maverick (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| McCulloch (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| McLennan (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| McMullen (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Medina (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Menard (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Midland (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Milam (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Mills (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Mitchell (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Montague (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Montgomery (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Moore (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Morris (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Motley (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Nacogdoches (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Navarro (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Newton (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Nolan (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Nueces (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Ochiltree (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Oldham (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Orange (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Palo Pinto (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Panola (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Parker (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Parmer (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Pecos (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Polk (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Potter (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Presidio (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Rains (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Randall (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Reagan (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Real (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Red River (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Reeves (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Refugio (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Roberts (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Robertson (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Rockwall (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Runnels (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Rusk (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Sabine (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| San Augustine (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| San Jacinto (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| San Patricio (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| San Saba (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Schleicher (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Scurry (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Shackelford (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Shelby (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Sherman (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Smith (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Somervell (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Starr (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Statewide | — | — | — | Yes |
| Stephens (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Sterling (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Stonewall (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Sutton (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Swisher (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Tarrant (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Taylor (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Terrell (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Terry (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Throckmorton (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Titus (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Tom Green (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Travis (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Trinity (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Tyler (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Upshur (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Upton (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Uvalde (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Val Verde (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Van Zandt (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Victoria (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Walker (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Waller (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Ward (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Washington (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Webb (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Wharton (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Wheeler (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Wichita (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Wilbarger (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Willacy (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Williamson (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Wilson (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Winkler (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Wise (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Wood (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Yoakum (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Young (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Ysleta del Sur Pueblo (Indian Reservation) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Zapata (County) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Zavala (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?
$8.2 millionPublic Assistance obligated
$3.9 millionHazard Mitigation Grant Program obligated
Individual assistance figures as of n/a, public assistance as of May 17, 2026. FEMA updates both as applications are decided.
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/1239. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.