DisasterLookup
DR-373-IL · Major disaster declaration

Severe Storms & Flooding

Declared for Illinois on Apr 26, 1973, covering 52 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 52 of them.

Apr 26, 1973declared
52areas designated
52open to household applications
$0public assistance obligated so far
Timeline

How this declaration unfolded

Incident periodApr 26, 1973DeclaredApr 26, 1973Closed outApr 16, 1981

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 declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Alexander CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Boone CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Brown CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Bureau CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Calhoun CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Carroll CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Cass CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Clinton CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Cook CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
DeKalb CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Franklin CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Fulton CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Gallatin CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Greene CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Hancock CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Henderson CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Henry CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Jackson CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Jersey CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Jo Daviess CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Johnson CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Kane CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Kankakee CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Kendall CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
LaSalle CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Lake CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Lee CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Logan CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Madison CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Mason CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Massac CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
McHenry CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
McLean CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Menard CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Mercer CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Monroe CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Morgan CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Ogle CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Peoria CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Pike CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Pope CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Pulaski CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Randolph CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Rock Island CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Schuyler CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Scott CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
St. Clair CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Tazewell CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Union CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Whiteside CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Winnebago CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes

Same event, other declarations

DeclaredDeclarationWhereHazardAreasHouseholds can apply?
Apr 12, 1973Severe Storms & FloodingDR-371-MI · Major disasterMichigan Flood14Yes
Apr 27, 1973Severe Storms & FloodingDR-375-AR · Major disasterArkansas Flood43Yes
Apr 27, 1973Severe Storms & FloodingDR-374-LA · Major disasterLouisiana Flood37Yes
Apr 27, 1973Severe Storms & FloodingDR-377-OH · Major disasterOhio Flood8Yes
Apr 27, 1973Severe Storms & FloodingDR-376-WI · Major disasterWisconsin Flood34Yes
May 2, 1973Severe Storms & FloodingDR-378-KS · Major disasterKansas Flood64No
May 11, 1973Severe Storms & FloodingDR-381-KY · Major disasterKentucky Flood5Yes
May 11, 1973Severe Storms & FloodingDR-382-TN · Major disasterTennessee Flood6Yes
May 23, 1973Severe Storms & FloodingDR-386-IA · Major disasterIowa Flood26Yes
May 26, 1973Severe Storms & FloodingDR-387-FL · Major disasterFlorida Flood13Yes
May 29, 1973Severe Storms & FloodingDR-388-AL · Major disasterAlabama Flood12Yes
May 29, 1973Severe Storms & FloodingDR-389-AR · Major disasterArkansas Flood5Yes
Jun 25, 1973Severe Storms & FloodingDR-394-NC · Major disasterNorth Carolina Flood9Yes
Jun 25, 1973Severe Storms & FloodingDR-393-TX · Major disasterTexas Flood4Yes
Jun 28, 1973Severe Storms & FloodingDR-395-TN · Major disasterTennessee Flood12Yes
Jul 11, 1973Severe Storms & FloodingDR-399-NH · Major disasterNew Hampshire Flood10Yes
Jul 11, 1973Severe Storms & FloodingDR-398-TX · Major disasterTexas Flood13Yes
Jul 17, 1973Severe Storms & FloodingDR-400-PA · Major disasterPennsylvania Flood10Yes
Jul 20, 1973Severe Storms & FloodingDR-401-NY · Major disasterNew York Flood6Yes