Winter Storm
Declared for North Carolina on Feb 23, 1996, covering 34 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 0 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Burke County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Caldwell County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Caswell County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Catawba County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Cherokee County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Cleveland County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Davidson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Davie County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Forsyth County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Gaston County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Gates County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Guilford County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Halifax County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Haywood County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Henderson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Hertford County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Iredell County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Lincoln County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Madison County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| McDowell County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Montgomery County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Northampton County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Polk County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Randolph County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Rockingham County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Rutherford County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Stokes County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Surry County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Warren County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Watauga County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Wilkes County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Yadkin County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Yancey County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
More from North Carolina: every FEMA declaration in North Carolina.