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DR-1486-NY · Major disaster declaration

Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes

Declared for New York on Aug 29, 2003, covering 17 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 14 of them.

Aug 29, 2003declared
17areas designated
14open to household applications
$22.8Mpublic assistance obligated so far
Timeline

How this declaration unfolded

Incident periodJul 21, 2003 – Aug 13, 2003DeclaredAug 29, 2003Apply byOct 28, 2003Closed outJul 31, 2012

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
Allegany CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredOct 28, 2003
Cattaraugus CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredOct 28, 2003
Chemung CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredOct 28, 2003
Columbia CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredOct 28, 2003
Delaware CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredOct 28, 2003
Fulton CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredOct 28, 2003
Greene CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredOct 28, 2003
Livingston CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredOct 28, 2003
Madison CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Montgomery CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredOct 28, 2003
Ontario CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredOct 28, 2003
Rensselaer CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredOct 28, 2003
Schuyler CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredOct 28, 2003
Steuben CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredOct 28, 2003
Sullivan CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Wyoming CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Yates CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredOct 28, 2003

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