CARTERET COUNTY -- Homeowners in four coastal counties are denied FEMA assistance for Hurricane Dorian Damage.

Governor Roy Cooper requested federal Individual Assistance, to which FEMA Associate Administrator Jeff Bayard replied: “...this event is not of such severity and magnitude to warrant the designation of “Individual Assistance”...Therefore, your request for “Individual Assistance” has been denied.

Hours before Hurricane Dorian arrived, it’s outer bands formed a waterspout that destroyed 33 homes in Emerald Isle at the Boardwalk RV Park. Ten of those homes were permanent residences.

Emerald Isle Mayor Eddie Barber says he plans to ask Governor Cooper to request an appeal within the next 30 days.

Meanwhile residents of the park say they are shocked.

“People have lost everything. So I mean if FEMA’s not gonna help in any way I think that’s just unconscionable. I have no faith in them anymore,” said Robert Alston.

Mayor Barber says the tornado was part of the hurricane and its damage should be considered by FEMA in case anyone impacted did not have sufficient insurance.