Tropical StormDR-4827-NC

TROPICAL STORM HELENE

Impact on Mills River, NC • Declared September 28, 2024 • September 25, 2024 to December 18, 2024

Impact Summary

Source: FEMA

Public Assistance

$41.9M

PA Projects

67

Individual Assistance

$64.3M

IA Registrations

36,000

Public Assistance by Category

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Federal disaster recovery spending for Mills River broken down by FEMA category (A through G).

Debris Removal (A)

$3.8M

Emergency Protective (B)

$4.7M

Roads & Bridges (C)

$661K

Water Control (D)

$858K

Buildings & Equipment (E)

$673K

Utilities (F)

$50K

Parks & Recreation (G)

$928K

Individual Assistance Breakdown

Source: FEMA Individual Assistance

FEMA housing assistance for homeowners and renters in Mills River affected by tropical storm helene.

Approved

24,278

67.4% of registrations

Repair / Replace

$25.9M

Rental Assistance

$2.2M

Other Needs

$36.1M

Average FEMA-inspected damage per property: $4K

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