Tropical Storm Michael
Declared for North Carolina on Jan 31, 2019, covering 21 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alamance County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Brunswick County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Caswell County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Chatham County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Dare County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Davidson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Davie County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Forsyth County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Granville County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Hyde County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Iredell County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| McDowell County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Montgomery County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Orange County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Person County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Randolph County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Rockingham County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Stokes County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Surry County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Vance County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Yadkin County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2018 | Tropical Storm MichaelDR-4411-VA · Major disaster | Virginia | No |
More from North Carolina: every FEMA declaration in North Carolina.