Severe Storms
Declared for Michigan on Jun 24, 1998, covering 13 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bay County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Clinton County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Gratiot County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Ionia County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Kent County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Mason County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Montcalm County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Muskegon County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Newaygo County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Oceana County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Ottawa County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Saginaw County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Shiawassee County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
More from Michigan: every FEMA declaration in Michigan.