Severe Storms and Flooding Associated With Tropical Depression Ida and a Nor'east
Declared for Virginia on Dec 9, 2009, covering 12 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chesapeake city | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Halifax County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Hampton city | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Isle of Wight County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| King and Queen County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Newport News city | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Norfolk city | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Northampton County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Poquoson city | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Portsmouth city | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Surry County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Virginia Beach city | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
More from Virginia: every FEMA declaration in Virginia.