Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding
Declared for North Carolina on May 8, 2020, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Ashe County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Cherokee County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Cleveland County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Gaston County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Graham County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Madison County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Mitchell County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Pender County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Perquimans County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Polk County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Randolph County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Rutherford County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Stanly County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Stokes County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Swain County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Wayne County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Yadkin County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Yancey County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
More from North Carolina: every FEMA declaration in North Carolina.