Severe Winter Storm
Declared for Kansas on Jan 26, 2006, covering 17 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cheyenne County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Decatur County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Edwards County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Gove County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Graham County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Hodgeman County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Ness County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Norton County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Pawnee County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Phillips County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Rawlins County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Rooks County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Rush County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Sheridan County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Sherman County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Thomas County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Trego County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 2005 | Severe Winter StormDR-1620-SD · Major disaster | South Dakota | No |
| Jan 4, 2006 | Severe Winter StormDR-1622-MN · Major disaster | Minnesota | No |
| Jan 4, 2006 | Severe Winter StormDR-1621-ND · Major disaster | North Dakota | No |
| Jan 26, 2006 | Severe Winter StormDR-1627-NE · Major disaster | Nebraska | No |
More from Kansas: every FEMA declaration in Kansas.