Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding
Declared for New York on Dec 19, 2019, covering 18 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chautauqua County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Chenango County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Cortland County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Erie County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Essex County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Fulton County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Hamilton County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Herkimer County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Jefferson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Lewis County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Madison County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Montgomery County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Oneida County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Oswego County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Otsego County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Saratoga County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Tioga County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Warren County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
More from New York: every FEMA declaration in New York.