Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm
Declared for Pennsylvania on Mar 23, 2016, covering 23 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Bedford County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Berks County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Blair County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Bucks County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Chester County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Cumberland County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Dauphin County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Fayette County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Franklin County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Fulton County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Juniata County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Lancaster County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Lebanon County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Lehigh County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Montgomery County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Northampton County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Perry County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Philadelphia County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Schuylkill County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Somerset County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Westmoreland County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| York County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 2016 | Severe Winter Storm and SnowstormDR-4261-MD · Major disaster | Maryland | No |
| Mar 7, 2016 | Severe Winter Storm and SnowstormDR-4262-VA · Major disaster | Virginia | No |
| Mar 14, 2016 | Severe Winter Storm and SnowstormDR-4264-NJ · Major disaster | New Jersey | No |
| Mar 16, 2016 | Severe Winter Storm and SnowstormDR-4265-DE · Major disaster | Delaware | No |
More from Pennsylvania: every FEMA declaration in Pennsylvania.