FEMADR-1292-NCMajor disasterDeclared September 16, 1999
DR-1292-NC: North Carolina Hurricane Floyd Major Disaster Declarations
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for North Carolina (DR-1292-NC) on September 16, 1999 for the incident of September 15, 1999 to November 2, 1999; it covers 66 designated areas. FEMA had approved obligated $298.2 million in Public Assistance (as of May 17, 2026).
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-1292-NC (also written FEMA-1292-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- North Carolina
- Incident
- Hurricane: Hurricane Floyd Major Disaster Declarations
- Incident period
- September 15, 1999 to November 2, 1999
- Declared
- September 16, 1999
- Programs declared
- Individual Assistance (the older program, flagged until 2008), Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
- FEMA region
- 4
- Place in the year
- the second of 2 major disaster declarations for North Carolina in 1999
- Status
- closed out on May 7, 2014
- Registration deadline (individual help)
- February 29, 2000
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamance (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Anson (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Beaufort (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Bertie (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Bladen (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Brunswick (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Camden (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Carteret (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Caswell (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Chatham (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Chowan (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Columbus (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Craven (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cumberland (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Currituck (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Dare (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Davidson (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Duplin (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Durham (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Edgecombe (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Forsyth (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Franklin (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Gates (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Granville (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Greene (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Guilford (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Halifax (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Harnett (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Hertford (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Hoke (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Hyde (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Johnston (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Jones (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Lee (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Lenoir (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Martin (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Montgomery (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Moore (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Nash (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| New Hanover (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Northampton (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Onslow (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Orange (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Pamlico (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Pasquotank (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Pender (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Perquimans (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Person (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Pitt (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Randolph (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Richmond (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Robeson (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Rockingham (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Rowan (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Sampson (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Scotland (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Stanly (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Stokes (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Tyrrell (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Union (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Vance (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Wake (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Warren (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Washington (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Wayne (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Wilson (County) | — | Yes | 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?
$298.2 millionPublic Assistance obligated
$67.7 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.
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/1292. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.