BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE
GOVERNOR
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 82
PROCLAMATION OF A STATE OF DISASTER
FOR THE TOWN OF WINDSOR
WHEREAS, the North Carolina Emergency Management Act, Chapter 166A of the
North Carolina General Statutes, N.C.G.S. § 166A-6, authorizes the issuance of a proclamation
defining an area subject to a state of disaster and categorizing the disaster as a Type I, Type II or
Type III disaster; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Windsor, Bertie County, North Carolina was impacted due to
major flooding caused by Tropical Storm Nicole on September 27, 2010; and
WHEREAS, Bertie County declared a local state of emergency on September 29, 201 0;
and
WHEREAS, the Town of Windsor declared a local state of emergency on September 30,
2010;and
WHEREAS, I have determined that a State of a Disaster, as defined in G.S. § 166A-6,
existed in the State of North Carolina specifically in the Town of Windsor, Bertie County; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 166A-6, the criteria for a Type I disaster are met if:
( 1) the Secretary of Crime Control and Public Safety has provided a preliminary damage
assessment to the Governor and the General Assembly; (2) the Town of Windsor and Bertie
County has declared a local state of emergency pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 166A-8; (3) the
preliminary damage assessment has met or exceeded the State infrastructure criteria set out in
G.S. 166A-6.0l(b)(2)(a) and (4) a major disaster declaration by the President of the United States
pursuant to the Stafford Act has not been declared; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 166A-6.01, if a state of disaster is proclaimed, the
Governor may make State funds available for disaster assistance in the form of individual
assistance and public assistance for recovery from those disasters for which federal assistance
under the Stafford Act is either not available or does not adequately meet the needs of the
citizens of the State in the disaster area.