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Major disaster

DR-1239-TX: Tropical Storm Charley

Major disaster declaration for Texas, declared 08/26/1998 for a severe storm. Covers 257 designated areas.

Not an official notice. Follow FEMA and local authorities. In an emergency, call 911.

Declared
08/26/1998
Incident began
08/22/1998
Incident ended
08/31/1998
Areas
Statewide

Programs approved

Which kinds of FEMA aid this declaration opened

  • Individuals & HouseholdsNot approved for this declaration
  • Individual AssistanceAid for people and families in older declarations
  • Public AssistanceFunds to repair public infrastructure such as roads, schools and utilities
  • Hazard MitigationFunds to reduce future risk, such as elevating homes or buyouts

Designated areas

Counties, parishes, tribal areas or statewide

AreaAddedPrograms
Alabama Coushatta Tribe of Texas08/26/1998HM
Anderson County08/26/1998HM
Andrews County08/26/1998HM
Angelina County08/26/1998HM
Aransas County08/26/1998HM
Archer County08/26/1998HM
Armstrong County08/26/1998HM
Atascosa County08/26/1998HM
Austin County08/26/1998HM
Bailey County08/26/1998HM
Bandera County08/26/1998HM
Bastrop County08/26/1998HM
Baylor County08/26/1998HM
Bee County08/26/1998HM
Bell County08/26/1998HM
Bexar County08/26/1998HM
Blanco County08/26/1998HM
Borden County08/26/1998HM
Bosque County08/26/1998HM
Bowie County08/26/1998HM
Brazoria County08/26/1998HM
Brazos County08/26/1998HM
Brewster County08/26/1998HM
Briscoe County08/26/1998HM
Brooks County08/26/1998HM
Brown County08/26/1998HM
Burleson County08/26/1998HM
Burnet County08/26/1998HM
Caldwell County08/26/1998HM
Calhoun County08/26/1998HM
Callahan County08/26/1998HM
Cameron County08/26/1998HM
Camp County08/26/1998HM
Carson County08/26/1998HM
Cass County08/26/1998HM
Castro County08/26/1998HM
Chambers County08/26/1998HM
Cherokee County08/26/1998HM
Childress County08/26/1998HM
Clay County08/26/1998HM
Cochran County08/26/1998HM
Coke County08/26/1998HM
Coleman County08/26/1998HM
Collin County08/26/1998HM
Collingsworth County08/26/1998HM
Colorado County08/26/1998HM
Comal County08/26/1998HM
Comanche County08/26/1998HM
Concho County08/26/1998HM
Cooke County08/26/1998HM
Coryell County08/26/1998HM
Cottle County08/26/1998HM
Crane County08/26/1998HM
Crockett County08/26/1998HM
Crosby County08/26/1998HM
Culberson County08/26/1998HM
Dallam County08/26/1998HM
Dallas County08/26/1998HM
Dawson County08/26/1998HM
DeWitt County08/26/1998HM
Deaf Smith County08/26/1998HM
Delta County08/26/1998HM
Denton County08/26/1998HM
Dickens County08/26/1998HM
Dimmit County08/26/1998HM
Donley County08/26/1998HM
Duval County08/26/1998HM
Eastland County08/26/1998HM
Ector County08/26/1998HM
Edwards County08/26/1998IAPAHM
El Paso County08/26/1998HM
Ellis County08/26/1998HM
Erath County08/26/1998HM
Falls County08/26/1998HM
Fannin County08/26/1998HM
Fayette County08/26/1998HM
Fisher County08/26/1998HM
Floyd County08/26/1998HM
Foard County08/26/1998HM
Fort Bend County08/26/1998HM
Franklin County08/26/1998HM
Freestone County08/26/1998HM
Frio County08/26/1998HM
Gaines County08/26/1998HM
Galveston County08/26/1998HM
Garza County08/26/1998HM
Gillespie County08/26/1998HM
Glasscock County08/26/1998HM
Goliad County08/26/1998HM
Gonzales County08/26/1998HM
Gray County08/26/1998HM
Grayson County08/26/1998HM
Gregg County08/26/1998HM
Grimes County08/26/1998HM
Guadalupe County08/26/1998HM
Hale County08/26/1998HM
Hall County08/26/1998HM
Hamilton County08/26/1998HM
Hansford County08/26/1998HM
Hardeman County08/26/1998HM
Hardin County08/26/1998HM
Harris County08/26/1998HM
Harrison County08/26/1998HM
Hartley County08/26/1998HM
Haskell County08/26/1998HM
Hays County08/26/1998HM
Hemphill County08/26/1998HM
Henderson County08/26/1998HM
Hidalgo County08/26/1998HM
Hill County08/26/1998HM
Hockley County08/26/1998HM
Hood County08/26/1998HM
Hopkins County08/26/1998HM
Houston County08/26/1998HM
Howard County08/26/1998HM
Hudspeth County08/26/1998HM
Hunt County08/26/1998HM
Hutchinson County08/26/1998HM
Irion County08/26/1998HM
Jack County08/26/1998HM
Jackson County08/26/1998HM
Jasper County08/26/1998HM
Jeff Davis County08/26/1998HM
Jefferson County08/26/1998HM
Jim Hogg County08/26/1998HM
Jim Wells County08/26/1998HM
Johnson County08/26/1998HM
Jones County08/26/1998HM
Karnes County08/26/1998HM
Kaufman County08/26/1998HM
Kendall County08/26/1998HM
Kenedy County08/26/1998HM
Kent County08/26/1998HM
Kerr County08/26/1998HM
Kimble County08/26/1998PAHM
King County08/26/1998HM
Kinney County08/26/1998IAPAHM
Kleberg County08/26/1998HM
Knox County08/26/1998HM
La Salle County08/26/1998HM
Lamar County08/26/1998HM
Lamb County08/26/1998HM
Lampasas County08/26/1998HM
Lavaca County08/26/1998HM
Lee County08/26/1998HM
Leon County08/26/1998HM
Liberty County08/26/1998HM
Limestone County08/26/1998HM
Lipscomb County08/26/1998HM
Live Oak County08/26/1998HM
Llano County08/26/1998HM
Loving County08/26/1998HM
Lubbock County08/26/1998HM
Lynn County08/26/1998HM
Madison County08/26/1998HM
Marion County08/26/1998HM
Martin County08/26/1998HM
Mason County08/26/1998HM
Matagorda County08/26/1998HM
Maverick County08/26/1998IAPAHM
McCulloch County08/26/1998HM
McLennan County08/26/1998HM
McMullen County08/26/1998HM
Medina County08/26/1998HM
Menard County08/26/1998HM
Midland County08/26/1998HM
Milam County08/26/1998HM
Mills County08/26/1998HM
Mitchell County08/26/1998HM
Montague County08/26/1998HM
Montgomery County08/26/1998HM
Moore County08/26/1998HM
Morris County08/26/1998HM
Motley County08/26/1998HM
Nacogdoches County08/26/1998HM
Navarro County08/26/1998HM
Newton County08/26/1998HM
Nolan County08/26/1998HM
Nueces County08/26/1998HM
Ochiltree County08/26/1998HM
Oldham County08/26/1998HM
Orange County08/26/1998HM
Palo Pinto County08/26/1998HM
Panola County08/26/1998HM
Parker County08/26/1998HM
Parmer County08/26/1998HM
Pecos County08/26/1998HM
Polk County08/26/1998HM
Potter County08/26/1998HM
Presidio County08/26/1998HM
Rains County08/26/1998HM
Randall County08/26/1998HM
Reagan County08/26/1998HM
Real County08/26/1998IAPAHM
Red River County08/26/1998HM
Reeves County08/26/1998HM
Refugio County08/26/1998HM
Roberts County08/26/1998HM
Robertson County08/26/1998HM
Rockwall County08/26/1998HM
Runnels County08/26/1998HM
Rusk County08/26/1998HM
Sabine County08/26/1998HM
San Augustine County08/26/1998HM
San Jacinto County08/26/1998HM
San Patricio County08/26/1998HM
San Saba County08/26/1998HM
Schleicher County08/26/1998HM
Scurry County08/26/1998HM
Shackelford County08/26/1998HM
Shelby County08/26/1998HM
Sherman County08/26/1998HM
Smith County08/26/1998HM
Somervell County08/26/1998HM
Starr County08/26/1998HM
Statewide08/26/1998HM
Stephens County08/26/1998HM
Sterling County08/26/1998HM
Stonewall County08/26/1998HM
Sutton County08/26/1998HM
Swisher County08/26/1998HM
Tarrant County08/26/1998HM
Taylor County08/26/1998HM
Terrell County08/26/1998HM
Terry County08/26/1998HM
Throckmorton County08/26/1998HM
Titus County08/26/1998HM
Tom Green County08/26/1998HM
Travis County08/26/1998HM
Trinity County08/26/1998HM
Tyler County08/26/1998HM
Upshur County08/26/1998HM
Upton County08/26/1998HM
Uvalde County08/26/1998IAPAHM
Val Verde County08/26/1998IAPAHM
Van Zandt County08/26/1998HM
Victoria County08/26/1998HM
Walker County08/26/1998HM
Waller County08/26/1998HM
Ward County08/26/1998HM
Washington County08/26/1998HM
Webb County08/26/1998IAPAHM
Wharton County08/26/1998HM
Wheeler County08/26/1998HM
Wichita County08/26/1998HM
Wilbarger County08/26/1998HM
Willacy County08/26/1998HM
Williamson County08/26/1998HM
Wilson County08/26/1998HM
Winkler County08/26/1998HM
Wise County08/26/1998HM
Wood County08/26/1998HM
Yoakum County08/26/1998HM
Young County08/26/1998HM
Ysleta del Sur Pueblo (Indian Reservation)08/26/1998HM
Zapata County08/26/1998HM
Zavala County08/26/1998HM

IH: Individuals and Households. IA: Individual Assistance. PA: Public Assistance. HM: Hazard Mitigation.

Declaration details

FEMA number
DR-1239-TX
Type
Major disaster
Incident type
Severe Storm
Title
Tropical Storm Charley
Individual Assistance deadline
10/24/1998
Closed out
03/24/2006

The President declares a major disaster when damage is beyond what state and local governments can handle. It can open individual aid for households and public assistance for repairs.

FEMA page for DR-1239-TX

Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries · Last updated 10/27/2026

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