Severe Winter Storm, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, Mudslides, and a T
Declared for Washington on Feb 2, 2016, covering 10 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Clallam County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Clark County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Cowlitz County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Grays Harbor County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Jefferson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Lewis County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Mason County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Pacific County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Skamania County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Wahkiakum County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
More from Washington: every FEMA declaration in Washington.