Severe Storms and Flooding
Declared for Illinois on May 6, 1996, covering 28 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 14 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Brown County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Cass County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Champaign County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Crawford County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Cumberland County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Douglas County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Effingham County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Franklin County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Gallatin County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Hamilton County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Hancock County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Jackson County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Jasper County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Lawrence County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Madison County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Menard County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Monroe County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Perry County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Richland County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Saline County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Sangamon County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Schuyler County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| St. Clair County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Vermilion County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Wabash County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| White County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Williamson County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 1996 | Severe Storms and FloodingDR-1102-ID · Major disaster | Idaho | Yes |
| Jun 24, 1996 | Severe Storms and FloodingDR-1121-IA · Major disaster | Iowa | No |
| Jul 3, 1996 | Severe Storms and FloodingDR-1125-IN · Major disaster | Indiana | Yes |
| Jul 23, 1996 | Severe Storms and FloodingDR-1128-MI · Major disaster | Michigan | Yes |
| Jul 25, 1996 | Severe Storms and FloodingDR-1129-IL · Major disaster | Illinois | Yes |
More from Illinois: every FEMA declaration in Illinois.