FEMAEM-3254-NCEmergencyDeclared September 14, 2005
EM-3254-NC: North Carolina Hurricane Ophelia
FEMA made an emergency declaration for North Carolina (EM-3254-NC) on September 14, 2005 for the incident of September 11, 2005 to September 17, 2005; it covers 37 designated areas. FEMA had approved obligated $5.2 million in Public Assistance (as of May 17, 2026).
The declaration
- Declaration
- EM-3254-NC (also written FEMA-3254-EM)
- Type
- Emergency declaration
- State
- North Carolina
- Incident
- Hurricane: Hurricane Ophelia
- Incident period
- September 11, 2005 to September 17, 2005
- Declared
- September 14, 2005
- Programs declared
- Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 4
- Place in the year
- the second of 2 emergency declarations for North Carolina in 2005
- Status
- closed out on September 27, 2013
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 | Public Assistance | Hazard Mitigation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaufort (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Bertie (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Bladen (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Brunswick (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Camden (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Carteret (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Chowan (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Columbus (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Craven (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Cumberland (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Currituck (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Dare (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Duplin (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Edgecombe (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Gates (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Greene (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Halifax (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Hertford (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Hyde (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Johnston (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Jones (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Lenoir (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Martin (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Nash (County) | — | Yes | — |
| New Hanover (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Northampton (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Onslow (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Pamlico (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Pasquotank (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Pender (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Perquimans (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Pitt (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Sampson (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Tyrrell (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Washington (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Wayne (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Wilson (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?
$5.2 millionPublic Assistance 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/3254. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.