Topics Related to Hurricane Dorian

RALEIGH, N.C. – The State of North Carolina and FEMA have approved a hazard mitigation project grant of $691,610 to improve disaster resilience in Craven County. The grant will be used to pay for elevation of four residential structures located in Havelock and New Bern.  

Because they are within the special flood hazard area (Zone AE), these structures have a history of flooding from hurricanes and other storms. Elevation will interrupt the costly repetitive cycle of flood damage and repairs by protecting the homes from future flood damage. 

The State of North Carolina and FEMA have approved $3,505,603 to help the Town of North Topsail Beach renourish its beaches and restore dune plants destroyed by Hurricane Dorian in 2019. 

Funding from FEMA’s Public Assistance program covers restoring 45,734 cubic yards of beach sand and 240,000 native dune plants along 27,000 linear feet at the north- and south-end beaches in Onslow County. 

FEMA’s share for this project is $2,629,202 and the state’s share is $876,400.

The State of North Carolina and FEMA have approved $4,143,871 to help the Town of Kill Devil Hills renourish its beaches and restore dune plants and fencing destroyed by Hurricane Dorian in 2019. 

Funding from FEMA’s Public Assistance program covers restoring 311,900 cubic yards of beach sand and 4,400 native dune plants along 13,579 linear feet of the Kill Devil Hills shoreline in Dare County. Costs also include replacing 1,500 linear feet of sand fence and panels that were damaged or destroyed by the storm.

The State of North Carolina and FEMA have approved $12,918,220 to help Nags Head renourish its beaches and restore dune plants and fencing destroyed by Hurricane Dorian in 2019. 

Funding from FEMA’s Public Assistance program covers restoration of 508,070 cubic yards of beach sand, 25 10-foot-long sand fence panels and 33,728 dune plants along 52,800 linear feet of the Nags Head shoreline in the Outer Banks of Dare County. 

FEMA’s share for this project is $9,688,665 and the state’s share is $3,229,555.

The State of North Carolina and FEMA have approved $3,385,724 to help Dare County renourish the Buxton Beach shoreline, where Hurricane Dorian’s storms and waves in 2019 caused beach and dune erosion. 

Funding from FEMA’s Public Assistance program covers restoration of 164,690 cubic yards of beach sand and 1,600 linear feet of sand fencing along Buxton Beach in the Outer Banks. 

FEMA’s share for this project is $2,539,293 and the state’s share is $846,431.

The State of North Carolina and FEMA have approved $2,972,456 to help the Town of Duck renourish its beaches and replace dune plants destroyed by Hurricane Dorian in 2019. 

Funding from FEMA’s Public Assistance program covers restoration of 170,800 cubic yards of beach sand and replacement of 61,200 dune plants along 8,412 linear feet of shoreline in the Dare County Town of Duck. 

FEMA’s share for this project is $2,229,342 and the state’s share is $743,114.

The State of North Carolina and FEMA have approved $15,496,802 to help the Town of Holden Beach restore sand and vegetation on the Central Reach shoreline damaged by Hurricane Dorian in 2019.

Funds for the project cover restoration of 555,000 cubic yards of beach sand and stabilization of 80,000 square yards of dune vegetation. FEMA’s share for this project is $11,622,601 and the state’s share is $3,874,201. 

The State of North Carolina and FEMA have approved more than $1.3 million to reimburse North Carolina Emergency Management (NCEM) for emergency protective measures related to Hurricane Dorian.

The State of North Carolina and FEMA have approved more than $3.7 million to reimburse Hyde County for Hurricane Dorian-related costs.

Funds for this project cover removing more than 119,000 cubic yards of hurricane-related debris including vegetation, construction materials and white goods from roads and public property.

More than $35.1 million has been approved for Hurricane Dorian-related expenses across North Carolina.

A North Carolina public utility affected by Hurricane Dorian has been approved for disaster assistance funding from the State of North Carolina and FEMA.

The Brunswick Electric Membership Corporation was approved for more than $1.5 million to reimburse hurricane-related expenses. The reimbursement includes replacing damaged transformers, poles and other critical components to distribute power to its customers.