Severe Winter Storm
Declared for New York on Mar 4, 2009, covering 9 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Albany County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Columbia County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Delaware County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Greene County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Rensselaer County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Saratoga County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Schenectady County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Schoharie County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Washington County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 2008 | Severe Winter StormEM-3296-MA · Emergency | Massachusetts | No |
| Dec 13, 2008 | Severe Winter StormEM-3297-NH · Emergency | New Hampshire | No |
| Dec 15, 2008 | Severe Winter StormEM-3298-ME · Emergency | Maine | No |
| Dec 18, 2008 | Severe Winter StormEM-3299-NY · Emergency | New York | No |
| Jan 2, 2009 | Severe Winter StormDR-1812-NH · Major disaster | New Hampshire | No |
| Jan 14, 2009 | Severe Winter StormDR-1816-VT · Major disaster | Vermont | No |
| Jan 28, 2009 | Severe Winter StormEM-3301-AR · Emergency | Arkansas | No |
| Jan 28, 2009 | Severe Winter StormEM-3302-KY · Emergency | Kentucky | No |
| Jan 30, 2009 | Severe Winter StormEM-3303-MO · Emergency | Missouri | No |
| Feb 6, 2009 | Severe Winter StormDR-1819-AR · Major disaster | Arkansas | No |
| Feb 17, 2009 | Severe Winter StormDR-1822-MO · Major disaster | Missouri | No |
| Feb 17, 2009 | Severe Winter StormDR-1823-OK · Major disaster | Oklahoma | No |
| Mar 2, 2009 | Severe Winter StormDR-1826-IL · Major disaster | Illinois | No |
| Mar 5, 2009 | Severe Winter StormDR-1828-IN · Major disaster | Indiana | No |
More from New York: every FEMA declaration in New York.