Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Straight-Line Winds
Declared for Nebraska on Aug 1, 2017, covering 19 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Banner County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Box Butte County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Butler County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Cass County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Cuming County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Dodge County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Douglas County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Fillmore County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Gage County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Jefferson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Morrill County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Platte County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Polk County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Sarpy County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Saunders County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Sheridan County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Sioux County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Thurston County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Wayne County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
More from Nebraska: every FEMA declaration in Nebraska.