Severe Storms and Flooding
Declared for North Carolina on Jan 15, 1998, covering 10 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ashe County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Avery County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Dare County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Haywood County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Madison County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Mitchell County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Robeson County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Transylvania County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Watauga County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Yancey County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 1998 | Severe Storms and FloodingDR-1196-NY · Major disaster | New York | Yes |
| Jan 13, 1998 | Severe Storms and FloodingDR-1197-TN · Major disaster | Tennessee | Yes |
| Mar 9, 1998 | Severe Storms and FloodingDR-1208-AL · Major disaster | Alabama | Yes |
| Mar 11, 1998 | Severe Storms and FloodingDR-1209-GA · Major disaster | Georgia | Yes |
More from North Carolina: every FEMA declaration in North Carolina.