Severe Ice Storm
Declared for North Carolina on Dec 12, 2002, covering 44 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alamance County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Alexander County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Anson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Burke County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Cabarrus County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Caldwell County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Catawba County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Chatham County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Cleveland County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Davidson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Davie County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Durham County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Edgecombe County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Forsyth County | IA not declaredPA not declaredHM declared | — |
| Franklin County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Gaston County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Granville County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Guilford County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Halifax County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Harnett County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Iredell County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Johnston County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Lee County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Lincoln County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| McDowell County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Mecklenburg County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Montgomery County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Moore County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Nash County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Northampton County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Orange County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Person County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Polk County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Randolph County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Richmond County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Rowan County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Rutherford County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Stanly County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Union County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Vance County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Wake County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Warren County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Wayne County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Wilson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 2003 | Severe Ice StormDR-1450-AR · Major disaster | Arkansas | No |
| Jan 8, 2003 | Severe Ice StormDR-1451-SC · Major disaster | South Carolina | No |
| Feb 4, 2003 | Severe Ice StormDR-1452-OK · Major disaster | Oklahoma | No |
More from North Carolina: every FEMA declaration in North Carolina.