Severe Storms, Flooding and Tornadoes
Declared for Kansas on Oct 14, 1998, covering 12 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bourbon County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Cherokee County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Douglas County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Franklin County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Jackson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Jefferson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Johnson County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Yes |
| Leavenworth County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Linn County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Seward County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Yes |
| Wabaunsee County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Wyandotte County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Yes |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 1998 | Severe Storms, Flooding and TornadoesDR-1253-MO · Major disaster | Missouri | Yes |
More from Kansas: every FEMA declaration in Kansas.