TROPICAL STORM HELENE
Impact on Forest City, NC • Declared September 28, 2024 • September 25, 2024 to December 18, 2024
Impact Summary
Source: FEMAPublic Assistance
$43.4M
PA Projects
118
Individual Assistance
$14.4M
IA Registrations
10,232
Public Assistance by Category
Source: FEMA Public AssistanceFederal disaster recovery spending for Forest City broken down by FEMA category (A through G).
Debris Removal (A)
$3.6M
Emergency Protective (B)
$3.8M
Roads & Bridges (C)
$4.4M
Water Control (D)
$438K
Buildings & Equipment (E)
$1.1M
Utilities (F)
$19.5M
Parks & Recreation (G)
$3.0M
Individual Assistance Breakdown
Source: FEMA Individual AssistanceFEMA housing assistance for homeowners and renters in Forest City affected by tropical storm helene.
Approved
6,701
65.5% of registrations
Repair / Replace
$5.3M
Rental Assistance
$370K
Other Needs
$8.8M
Average FEMA-inspected damage per property: $2K
Disaster-Wide Totals
Total impact of TROPICAL STORM HELENE across all affected areas in North Carolina.
Counties Affected
39
Total IA Registrations
2,459,741
Total Individual Assistance
$4.8B
Total Public Assistance
$4.8B