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DR-1608-NCDRHurricane

Hurricane Ophelia

Major Disaster Declaration for North Carolina, declared Oct 7, 2005, in 10 counties.

Individuals and Households ProgramIndividual AssistancePublic AssistanceHazard Mitigation
Declaration
DR-1608-NC
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
North Carolina
Incident type
Hurricane
Declared
Oct 7, 2005
Requested
Sep 21, 2005 · request 5135
Incident began
Sep 11, 2005
Incident ended
Sep 17, 2005
Incident period
7 days
Closed out
Sep 30, 2014
Fiscal year
2006
FEMA region
Region 4

Designated areas

Other declarations for the same event

DeclaredNumberTitleHazardStateAreasPrograms
Sep 14, 2005 EM-3254-NC Hurricane Ophelia Hurricane NC37PA