Severe Storms and High Winds
Declared for Oregon on Mar 19, 1996, covering 10 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Benton County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Clatsop County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Columbia County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Douglas County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Lane County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Lincoln County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Linn County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Tillamook County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Washington County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Yamhill County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
More from Oregon: every FEMA declaration in Oregon.