Severe Ice Storm
Declared for Minnesota on Jan 7, 1997, covering 12 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cottonwood County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Faribault County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Freeborn County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Jackson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Lincoln County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Lyon County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Murray County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Nobles County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Pipestone County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Rock County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Waseca County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Yellow Medicine County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 1997 | Severe Ice StormDR-1152-WA · Major disaster | Washington | No |
More from Minnesota: every FEMA declaration in Minnesota.