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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jul 20, 2002 |
| Alexander County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jul 20, 2002 |
| Bond County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Jul 20, 2002 |
| Brown County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jul 20, 2002 |
| Calhoun County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jul 20, 2002 |
| Cass County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jul 20, 2002 |
| Champaign County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Jul 20, 2002 |
| Christian County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Jul 20, 2002 |
| Clark County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jul 20, 2002 |
| Clay County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Jul 20, 2002 |
| Clinton County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Jul 20, 2002 |
| Coles County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Jul 20, 2002 |
| Crawford County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Jul 20, 2002 |
| Cumberland County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jul 20, 2002 |
| De Witt County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Jul 20, 2002 |
| Douglas County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jul 20, 2002 |
| Edgar County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jul 20, 2002 |
| Edwards County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Jul 20, 2002 |
| Effingham County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Jul 20, 2002 |
| Fayette County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Jul 20, 2002 |
| Ford County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Jul 20, 2002 |
| Franklin County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Jul 20, 2002 |
| Fulton County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jul 20, 2002 |
| Gallatin County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jul 20, 2002 |
| Greene County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jul 20, 2002 |
| Hamilton County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Jul 20, 2002 |
| Hancock County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jul 20, 2002 |
| Hardin County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Jul 20, 2002 |
| Iroquois County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Jul 20, 2002 |
| Jackson County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jul 20, 2002 |
| Jasper County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jul 20, 2002 |
| Jefferson County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Jul 20, 2002 |
| Jersey County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jul 20, 2002 |
| Johnson County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jul 20, 2002 |
| Lawrence County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jul 20, 2002 |
| Logan County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Jul 20, 2002 |
| Macon County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Jul 20, 2002 |
| Macoupin County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jul 20, 2002 |
| Madison County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Jul 20, 2002 |
| Marion County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Jul 20, 2002 |
| Mason County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jul 20, 2002 |
| Massac County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Jul 20, 2002 |
| McDonough County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Jul 20, 2002 |
| Menard County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jul 20, 2002 |
| Monroe County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Jul 20, 2002 |
| Montgomery County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Jul 20, 2002 |
| Morgan County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jul 20, 2002 |
| Moultrie County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jul 20, 2002 |
| Perry County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Jul 20, 2002 |
| Piatt County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Jul 20, 2002 |
| Pike County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jul 20, 2002 |
| Pope County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jul 20, 2002 |
| Pulaski County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jul 20, 2002 |
| Randolph County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jul 20, 2002 |
| Richland County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Jul 20, 2002 |
| Saline County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jul 20, 2002 |
| Sangamon County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jul 20, 2002 |
| Schuyler County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jul 20, 2002 |
| Scott County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jul 20, 2002 |
| Shelby County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jul 20, 2002 |
| St. Clair County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Jul 20, 2002 |
| Union County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jul 20, 2002 |
| Vermilion County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Jul 20, 2002 |
| Wabash County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jul 20, 2002 |
| Washington County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Jul 20, 2002 |
| Wayne County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jul 20, 2002 |
| White County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Jul 20, 2002 |
| Williamson County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Jul 20, 2002 |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2002 | Severe Storms, Tornadoes and FloodingDR-1412-MO · Major disaster | Missouri | Yesdeadline was Jul 8, 2002 |
| May 7, 2002 | Severe Storms, Tornadoes and FloodingDR-1414-KY · Major disaster | Kentucky | Yesdeadline was Jul 8, 2002 |
| Jun 13, 2002 | Severe Storms, Tornadoes and FloodingDR-1418-IN · Major disaster | Indiana | Yesdeadline was Aug 12, 2002 |
More from Illinois: every FEMA declaration in Illinois.