Severe Storms and Flooding
Declared for Texas on Jul 7, 1997, covering 21 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 18 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bandera County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Bexar County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Blanco County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Burnet County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Comal County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Eastland County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Edwards County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Gillespie County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Goliad County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Guadalupe County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Hays County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Kendall County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Kerr County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Kimble County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Llano County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Mason County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Medina County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Real County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| San Saba County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Travis County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Uvalde County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 1997 | Severe Storms and FloodingDR-1180-WI · Major disaster | Wisconsin | Yes |
| Sep 17, 1997 | Severe Storms and FloodingDR-1188-IL · Major disaster | Illinois | Yes |
| Sep 23, 1997 | Severe Storms and FloodingDR-1189-NJ · Major disaster | New Jersey | Yes |
More from Texas: every FEMA declaration in Texas.