Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mud
Declared for Wisconsin on Oct 7, 2017, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Crawford County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Grant County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Iowa County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Jackson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| La Crosse County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Lafayette County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Monroe County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Richland County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Trempealeau County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Vernon County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
More from Wisconsin: every FEMA declaration in Wisconsin.