FEMADR-843-SCMajor disasterDeclared September 22, 1989
DR-843-SC: South Carolina Hurricane Hugo
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for South Carolina (DR-843-SC) on September 22, 1989 for the incident of September 21, 1989 to September 22, 1989; it covers 24 designated areas.
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-843-SC (also written FEMA-843-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- South Carolina
- Incident
- Hurricane: Hurricane Hugo
- Incident period
- September 21, 1989 to September 22, 1989
- Declared
- September 22, 1989
- Programs declared
- Individual Assistance (the older program, flagged until 2008), Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 4
- Place in the year
- the only major disaster declaration for South Carolina in 1989
- Status
- closed out on March 7, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkeley (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Calhoun (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Charleston (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Chester (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Chesterfield (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Clarendon (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Colleton (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Darlington (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Dillon (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Dorchester (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Fairfield (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Florence (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Georgetown (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Horry (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Kershaw (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Lancaster (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Lee (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Marion (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Marlboro (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Orangeburg (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Richland (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Sumter (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Williamsburg (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| York (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/843. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.