FEMADR-1240-NCMajor disasterDeclared August 27, 1998
DR-1240-NC: North Carolina Hurricane Bonnie
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for North Carolina (DR-1240-NC) on August 27, 1998 for the incident of August 20, 1998 to September 1, 1998; it covers 30 designated areas.
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-1240-NC (also written FEMA-1240-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- North Carolina
- Incident
- Hurricane: Hurricane Bonnie
- Incident period
- August 20, 1998 to September 1, 1998
- Declared
- August 27, 1998
- Programs declared
- Individual Assistance (the older program, flagged until 2008), Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
- FEMA region
- 4
- Place in the year
- the third of 3 major disaster declarations for North Carolina in 1998
- Status
- closed out on July 18, 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 | Yes |
| Bertie (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Bladen (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Brunswick (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Camden (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Carteret (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Chowan (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Columbus (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Craven (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Cumberland (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Currituck (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Dare (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Duplin (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Greene (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Hyde (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Jones (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Lenoir (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Martin (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| New Hanover (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Onslow (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Pamlico (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Pasquotank (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Pender (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Perquimans (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Pitt (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Robeson (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Sampson (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Tyrrell (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Washington (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Wayne (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?
$3.5 millionHazard Mitigation Grant Program obligated
Individual assistance figures as of n/a. 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.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
FEMA's page for this declaration
FEMA's own page for this declaration is fema.gov/disaster/1240. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.