Severe Storms and Flooding
Declared for Illinois on Jul 25, 1996, covering 11 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 11 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cook County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| DeKalb County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| DuPage County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Grundy County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Kane County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Kendall County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| LaSalle County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Ogle County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Stephenson County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Will County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Winnebago County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 1996 | Severe Storms and FloodingDR-1112-IL · Major disaster | Illinois | 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 |
More from Illinois: every FEMA declaration in Illinois.