Tropical Storm Michael
Declared for Virginia on Dec 18, 2018, covering 36 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Amelia County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Appomattox County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Brunswick County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Campbell County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Charlotte County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Chesterfield County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Cumberland County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Danville city | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Dinwiddie County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Essex County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Floyd County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Fluvanna County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Franklin County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Galax city | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Grayson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Halifax County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| James City County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| King William County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| King and Queen County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Lancaster County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Lunenburg County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Martinsville city | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Mecklenburg County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Middlesex County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Montgomery County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| New Kent County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Northampton County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Northumberland County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Nottoway County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Pittsylvania County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Powhatan County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Prince Edward County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Rappahannock County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Richmond County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Roanoke County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Westmoreland County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2019 | Tropical Storm MichaelDR-4412-NC · Major disaster | North Carolina | No |
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