FEMADR-828-TXMajor disasterDeclared May 19, 1989
DR-828-TX: Texas Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Texas (DR-828-TX) on May 19, 1989 for the incident of May 4, 1989 to June 7, 1989; it covers 87 designated areas.
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-828-TX (also written FEMA-828-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- Texas
- Incident
- Severe Storm: Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding
- Incident period
- May 4, 1989 to June 7, 1989
- Declared
- May 19, 1989
- Programs declared
- Individual Assistance (the older program, flagged until 2008), Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 6
- Place in the year
- the second of 3 major disaster declarations for Texas in 1989
- Status
- closed out on March 3, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Angelina (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Archer (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Baylor (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Bell (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Blanco (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Bosque (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Brown (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Burnet (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Cass (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Cherokee (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Clay (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Collin (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Comanche (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Cooke (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Coryell (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Dallas (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Denton (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Donley (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Ector (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Ellis (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Fannin (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Grayson (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Gregg (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Hale (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Hall (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Hardin (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Harris (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Harrison (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Henderson (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Hill (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Hood (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Houston (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Howard (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Hutchinson (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Jack (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Jasper (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Jefferson (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Johnson (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Kaufman (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Knox (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Lamar (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Leon (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Liberty (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Limestone (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Lubbock (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Marion (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Mason (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| McCulloch (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| McLennan (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Montague (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Montgomery (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Nacogdoches (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Navarro (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Newton (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Ochiltree (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Orange (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Palo Pinto (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Panola (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Parker (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Pecos (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Polk (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Potter (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Randall (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Red River (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Rockwall (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Rusk (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Sabine (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| San Augustine (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| San Jacinto (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Shelby (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Sherman (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Smith (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Somervell (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Tarrant (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Taylor (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Titus (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Trinity (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Tyler (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Upshur (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Van Zandt (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Walker (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Waller (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Wichita (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Williamson (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Wise (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Young (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/828. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.