Severe Storms, High Wind, and Flooding
Declared for Washington on Jan 3, 1996, covering 19 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 19 of them.
How this declaration unfolded
The incident period is the official window of the disaster. Damage generally has to fall inside it to qualify for FEMA help, and FEMA sometimes extends it, or adds counties and programs, as damage assessments come in.
What a major disaster declaration is
A major disaster declaration is the President's broadest disaster declaration. It is the only kind that can switch on the full set of FEMA programs, including help for individual households, rebuilding of public facilities and hazard mitigation. Which of those programs apply is decided area by area.
Which programs each area got
IA means households could apply to FEMA. PA reimburses local governments. HM funds mitigation projects.
| Area | Programs | Households could apply until |
|---|---|---|
| Chelan County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Clallam County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Clark County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Cowlitz County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Grays Harbor County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Island County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Jefferson County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| King County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Kittitas County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Lewis County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Mason County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Pacific County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Pierce County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Skagit County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Snohomish County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Thurston County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Wahkiakum County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Whatcom County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Yakima County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
More from Washington: every FEMA declaration in Washington.