DisasterLookup
DR-1556-OH · Major disaster declaration

Severe Storms and Flooding

Declared for Ohio on Sep 19, 2004, covering 88 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 21 of them.

Sep 19, 2004declared
88areas designated
21open to household applications
$25.8Mpublic assistance obligated so far
Timeline

How this declaration unfolded

Incident periodAug 27, 2004 – Sep 27, 2004DeclaredSep 19, 2004Apply byNov 18, 2004Closed outMay 25, 2011

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 not declaredPA not declaredHM declared—
Allen CountyIA not declaredPA not declaredHM declared—
Ashland CountyIA not declaredPA not declaredHM declared—
Ashtabula CountyIA not declaredPA not declaredHM declared—
Athens CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 18, 2004
Auglaize CountyIA not declaredPA not declaredHM declared—
Belmont CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 18, 2004
Brown CountyIA not declaredPA not declaredHM declared—
Butler CountyIA not declaredPA not declaredHM declared—
Carroll CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 18, 2004
Champaign CountyIA not declaredPA not declaredHM declared—
Clark CountyIA not declaredPA not declaredHM declared—
Clermont CountyIA not declaredPA not declaredHM declared—
Clinton CountyIA not declaredPA not declaredHM declared—
Columbiana CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 18, 2004
Coshocton CountyIA not declaredPA not declaredHM declared—
Crawford CountyIA not declaredPA not declaredHM declared—
Cuyahoga CountyIA not declaredPA not declaredHM declared—
Darke CountyIA not declaredPA not declaredHM declared—
Defiance CountyIA not declaredPA not declaredHM declared—
Delaware CountyIA not declaredPA not declaredHM declared—
Erie CountyIA not declaredPA not declaredHM declared—
Fairfield CountyIA not declaredPA not declaredHM declared—
Fayette CountyIA not declaredPA not declaredHM declared—
Franklin CountyIA not declaredPA not declaredHM declared—
Fulton CountyIA not declaredPA not declaredHM declared—
Gallia CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 18, 2004
Geauga CountyIA not declaredPA not declaredHM declared—
Greene CountyIA not declaredPA not declaredHM declared—
Guernsey CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 18, 2004
Hamilton CountyIA not declaredPA not declaredHM declared—
Hancock CountyIA not declaredPA not declaredHM declared—
Hardin CountyIA not declaredPA not declaredHM declared—
Harrison CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 18, 2004
Henry CountyIA not declaredPA not declaredHM declared—
Highland CountyIA not declaredPA not declaredHM declared—
Hocking CountyIA not declaredPA not declaredHM declared—
Holmes CountyIA not declaredPA not declaredHM declared—
Huron CountyIA not declaredPA not declaredHM declared—
Jackson CountyIA not declaredPA not declaredHM declared—
Jefferson CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 18, 2004
Knox CountyIA not declaredPA not declaredHM declared—
Lake CountyIA not declaredPA not declaredHM declared—
Lawrence CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredNov 18, 2004
Licking CountyIA not declaredPA not declaredHM declared—
Logan CountyIA not declaredPA not declaredHM declared—
Lorain CountyIA not declaredPA not declaredHM declared—
Lucas CountyIA not declaredPA not declaredHM declared—
Madison CountyIA not declaredPA not declaredHM declared—
Mahoning CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredNov 18, 2004
Marion CountyIA not declaredPA not declaredHM declared—
Medina CountyIA not declaredPA not declaredHM declared—
Meigs CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 18, 2004
Mercer CountyIA not declaredPA not declaredHM declared—
Miami CountyIA not declaredPA not declaredHM declared—
Monroe CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 18, 2004
Montgomery CountyIA not declaredPA not declaredHM declared—
Morgan CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 18, 2004
Morrow CountyIA not declaredPA not declaredHM declared—
Muskingum CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 18, 2004
Noble CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 18, 2004
Ottawa CountyIA not declaredPA not declaredHM declared—
Paulding CountyIA not declaredPA not declaredHM declared—
Perry CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 18, 2004
Pickaway CountyIA not declaredPA not declaredHM declared—
Pike CountyIA not declaredPA not declaredHM declared—
Portage CountyIA not declaredPA not declaredHM declared—
Preble CountyIA not declaredPA not declaredHM declared—
Putnam CountyIA not declaredPA not declaredHM declared—
Richland CountyIA not declaredPA not declaredHM declared—
Ross CountyIA not declaredPA not declaredHM declared—
Sandusky CountyIA not declaredPA not declaredHM declared—
Scioto CountyIA not declaredPA not declaredHM declared—
Seneca CountyIA not declaredPA not declaredHM declared—
Shelby CountyIA not declaredPA not declaredHM declared—
Stark CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredNov 18, 2004
Summit CountyIA not declaredPA not declaredHM declared—
Trumbull CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredNov 18, 2004
Tuscarawas CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 18, 2004
Union CountyIA not declaredPA not declaredHM declared—
Van Wert CountyIA not declaredPA not declaredHM declared—
Vinton CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 18, 2004
Warren CountyIA not declaredPA not declaredHM declared—
Washington CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 18, 2004
Wayne CountyIA not declaredPA not declaredHM declared—
Williams CountyIA not declaredPA not declaredHM declared—
Wood CountyIA not declaredPA not declaredHM declared—
Wyandot CountyIA not declaredPA not declaredHM declared—

Same event, other declarations

DeclaredDeclarationWhereHazardAreasHouseholds can apply?
Jun 30, 2004Severe Storms and FloodingDR-1528-AR · Major disasterArkansas Severe Storm14No
Jul 16, 2004Severe Storms and FloodingDR-1530-NJ · Major disasterNew Jersey Severe Storm2Yesdeadline was Sep 14, 2004
Jul 20, 2004Severe Storms and FloodingDR-1531-SD · Major disasterSouth Dakota Severe Storm10No
Aug 3, 2004Severe Storms and FloodingDR-1534-NY · Major disasterNew York Severe Storm62No
Aug 6, 2004Severe Storms and FloodingDR-1537-KY · Major disasterKentucky Severe Storm27No
Aug 6, 2004Severe Storms and FloodingDR-1538-PA · Major disasterPennsylvania Severe Storm7Yesdeadline was Oct 5, 2004
Sep 23, 2004Severe Storms and FloodingDR-1559-VT · Major disasterVermont Severe Storm7No
Oct 1, 2004Severe Storms and FloodingDR-1563-NJ · Major disasterNew Jersey Severe Storm4Yesdeadline was Nov 30, 2004
Oct 1, 2004Severe Storms and FloodingDR-1564-NY · Major disasterNew York Severe Storm18Yesdeadline was Jan 15, 2005
Oct 7, 2004Severe Storms and FloodingDR-1569-MN · Major disasterMinnesota Severe Storm7Yesdeadline was Dec 6, 2004
Oct 7, 2004Severe Storms and FloodingDR-1568-TN · Major disasterTennessee Severe Storm15No