Severe Storms, Snow Melt & Flooding
Declared for New Mexico on May 11, 1973, covering 11 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Colfax County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Harding County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| McKinley County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Mora County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Rio Arriba County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| San Miguel County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Sandoval County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Santa Fe County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Taos County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Union County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Valencia County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
More from New Mexico: every FEMA declaration in New Mexico.