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DR-4271-MT · Major disaster declaration

Severe Winter Storm and Straight-Line Winds

Declared for Montana on May 24, 2016, covering 5 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 0 of them.

May 24, 2016declared
5areas designated
0open to household applications
$1.5Mpublic assistance obligated so far
Timeline

How this declaration unfolded

Incident periodApr 15, 2016 – Apr 16, 2016DeclaredMay 24, 2016Closed outMar 28, 2022

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
Glacier CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Liberty CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Pondera CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Teton CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Toole CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—