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DR-1416-IL · Major disaster declaration

Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding

Declared for Illinois on May 21, 2002, covering 68 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 68 of them.

May 21, 2002declared
68areas designated
68open to household applications
$15.5Mpublic assistance obligated so far
Timeline

How this declaration unfolded

Incident periodApr 21, 2002 – May 23, 2002DeclaredMay 21, 2002Apply byJul 20, 2002Closed outSep 30, 2013

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.

How declarations work →

Designated areas

Which programs each area got

IA means households could apply to FEMA. PA reimburses local governments. HM funds mitigation projects.

AreaProgramsHouseholds could apply until
Adams CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 20, 2002
Alexander CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 20, 2002
Bond CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJul 20, 2002
Brown CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 20, 2002
Calhoun CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 20, 2002
Cass CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 20, 2002
Champaign CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJul 20, 2002
Christian CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJul 20, 2002
Clark CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 20, 2002
Clay CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJul 20, 2002
Clinton CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredJul 20, 2002
Coles CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJul 20, 2002
Crawford CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJul 20, 2002
Cumberland CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 20, 2002
De Witt CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJul 20, 2002
Douglas CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 20, 2002
Edgar CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 20, 2002
Edwards CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredJul 20, 2002
Effingham CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredJul 20, 2002
Fayette CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredJul 20, 2002
Ford CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJul 20, 2002
Franklin CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJul 20, 2002
Fulton CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 20, 2002
Gallatin CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 20, 2002
Greene CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 20, 2002
Hamilton CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredJul 20, 2002
Hancock CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 20, 2002
Hardin CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredJul 20, 2002
Iroquois CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJul 20, 2002
Jackson CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 20, 2002
Jasper CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 20, 2002
Jefferson CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredJul 20, 2002
Jersey CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 20, 2002
Johnson CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 20, 2002
Lawrence CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 20, 2002
Logan CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJul 20, 2002
Macon CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJul 20, 2002
Macoupin CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 20, 2002
Madison CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredJul 20, 2002
Marion CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJul 20, 2002
Mason CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 20, 2002
Massac CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredJul 20, 2002
McDonough CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJul 20, 2002
Menard CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 20, 2002
Monroe CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredJul 20, 2002
Montgomery CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJul 20, 2002
Morgan CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 20, 2002
Moultrie CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 20, 2002
Perry CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredJul 20, 2002
Piatt CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJul 20, 2002
Pike CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 20, 2002
Pope CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 20, 2002
Pulaski CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 20, 2002
Randolph CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 20, 2002
Richland CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredJul 20, 2002
Saline CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 20, 2002
Sangamon CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 20, 2002
Schuyler CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 20, 2002
Scott CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 20, 2002
Shelby CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 20, 2002
St. Clair CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJul 20, 2002
Union CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 20, 2002
Vermilion CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJul 20, 2002
Wabash CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 20, 2002
Washington CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredJul 20, 2002
Wayne CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 20, 2002
White CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredJul 20, 2002
Williamson CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredJul 20, 2002

Same event, other declarations

DeclaredDeclarationWhereHazardAreasHouseholds can apply?
May 6, 2002Severe Storms, Tornadoes and FloodingDR-1412-MO · Major disasterMissouri Severe Storm79Yesdeadline was Jul 8, 2002
May 7, 2002Severe Storms, Tornadoes and FloodingDR-1414-KY · Major disasterKentucky Severe Storm39Yesdeadline was Jul 8, 2002
Jun 13, 2002Severe Storms, Tornadoes and FloodingDR-1418-IN · Major disasterIndiana Severe Storm31Yesdeadline was Aug 12, 2002