Severe Storms & Flooding
Declared for Illinois on Apr 26, 1973, covering 52 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 52 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Alexander County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Boone County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Brown County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Bureau County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Calhoun County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Carroll County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Cass County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Clinton County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Cook County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| DeKalb County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Franklin County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Fulton County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Gallatin County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Greene County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Hancock County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Henderson County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Henry County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Jackson County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Jersey County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Jo Daviess County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Johnson County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Kane County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Kankakee County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Kendall County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| LaSalle County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Lake County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Lee County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Logan County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Madison County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Mason County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Massac County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| McHenry County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| McLean County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Menard County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Mercer County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Monroe County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Morgan County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Ogle County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Peoria County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Pike County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Pope County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Pulaski County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Randolph County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Rock Island County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Schuyler County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Scott County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| St. Clair County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Tazewell County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Union County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Whiteside County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Winnebago County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 1973 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-371-MI · Major disaster | Michigan | Yes |
| Apr 27, 1973 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-375-AR · Major disaster | Arkansas | Yes |
| Apr 27, 1973 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-374-LA · Major disaster | Louisiana | Yes |
| Apr 27, 1973 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-377-OH · Major disaster | Ohio | Yes |
| Apr 27, 1973 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-376-WI · Major disaster | Wisconsin | Yes |
| May 2, 1973 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-378-KS · Major disaster | Kansas | No |
| May 11, 1973 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-381-KY · Major disaster | Kentucky | Yes |
| May 11, 1973 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-382-TN · Major disaster | Tennessee | Yes |
| May 23, 1973 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-386-IA · Major disaster | Iowa | Yes |
| May 26, 1973 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-387-FL · Major disaster | Florida | Yes |
| May 29, 1973 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-388-AL · Major disaster | Alabama | Yes |
| May 29, 1973 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-389-AR · Major disaster | Arkansas | Yes |
| Jun 25, 1973 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-394-NC · Major disaster | North Carolina | Yes |
| Jun 25, 1973 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-393-TX · Major disaster | Texas | Yes |
| Jun 28, 1973 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-395-TN · Major disaster | Tennessee | Yes |
| Jul 11, 1973 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-399-NH · Major disaster | New Hampshire | Yes |
| Jul 11, 1973 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-398-TX · Major disaster | Texas | Yes |
| Jul 17, 1973 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-400-PA · Major disaster | Pennsylvania | Yes |
| Jul 20, 1973 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-401-NY · Major disaster | New York | Yes |
More from Illinois: every FEMA declaration in Illinois.