Severe Storms and Flooding
Declared for New York on Jan 24, 1996, covering 41 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 28 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Albany County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Allegany County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Broome County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Cattaraugus County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Cayuga County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Chemung County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Chenango County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Clinton County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Columbia County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Cortland County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Delaware County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Dutchess County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Essex County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Franklin County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Greene County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Herkimer County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Jefferson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Lewis County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Livingston County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Madison County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Montgomery County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Onondaga County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Ontario County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Orange County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Otsego County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Putnam County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Rensselaer County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Saratoga County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Schenectady County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Schoharie County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Schuyler County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| St. Lawrence County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Steuben County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Sullivan County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Tioga County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Tompkins County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Ulster County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Warren County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Washington County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Wyoming County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Yates County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 1996 | Severe Storms and FloodingDR-1093-PA · Major disaster | Pennsylvania | Yes |
| Jan 23, 1996 | Severe Storms and FloodingDR-1094-MD · Major disaster | Maryland | Yes |
| Jan 27, 1996 | Severe Storms and FloodingDR-1097-OH · Major disaster | Ohio | Yes |
| Feb 11, 1996 | Severe Storms and FloodingDR-1102-ID · Major disaster | Idaho | Yes |
More from New York: every FEMA declaration in New York.