Severe Storms and Flooding
Declared for Ohio on Mar 4, 1997, covering 18 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 17 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 declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Athens County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Brown County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Clermont County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Gallia County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Hamilton County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Highland County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Hocking County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Jackson County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Lawrence County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Meigs County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Monroe County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Morgan County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Pike County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Ross County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Scioto County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Vinton County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Washington County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 1997 | Severe Storms and FloodingDR-1165-IN · Major disaster | Indiana | Yes |
| Mar 21, 1997 | Severe Storms and FloodingDR-1170-IL · Major disaster | Illinois | Yes |
More from Ohio: every FEMA declaration in Ohio.