DR-4586-TX · Major disaster declaration
Severe Winter Storms
Declared for Texas on Feb 19, 2021, covering 254 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 129 of them.
Feb 19, 2021declared
254areas designated
129open to household applications
$103.2Mpublic assistance obligated so far
Timeline
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.
Designated areas
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Andrews County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Angelina County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Aransas County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Archer County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Armstrong County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Atascosa County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Austin County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Bailey County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Bandera County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Bastrop County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Baylor County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Bee County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Bell County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Bexar County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Blanco County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Borden County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Bosque County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Bowie County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Brazoria County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Brazos County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Brewster County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Briscoe County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Brooks County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Brown County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Burleson County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Burnet County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Caldwell County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Calhoun County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Callahan County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Cameron County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Camp County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Carson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Cass County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Castro County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Chambers County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Cherokee County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Childress County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Clay County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Cochran County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Coke County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Coleman County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Collin County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Collingsworth County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Colorado County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Comal County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Comanche County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Concho County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Cooke County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Coryell County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Cottle County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Crane County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Crockett County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Crosby County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Culberson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Dallam County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Dallas County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Dawson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| DeWitt County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Deaf Smith County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Delta County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Denton County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Dickens County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Dimmit County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Donley County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Duval County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Eastland County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Ector County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Edwards County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| El Paso County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Ellis County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Erath County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Falls County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Fannin County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Fayette County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Fisher County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Floyd County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Foard County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Fort Bend County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Franklin County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Freestone County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Frio County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Gaines County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Galveston County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Garza County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Gillespie County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Glasscock County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Goliad County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Gonzales County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Gray County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Grayson County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Gregg County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Grimes County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Guadalupe County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Hale County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Hall County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Hamilton County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Hansford County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Hardeman County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Hardin County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Harris County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Harrison County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Hartley County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Haskell County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Hays County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Hemphill County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Henderson County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Hidalgo County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Hill County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Hockley County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Hood County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Hopkins County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Houston County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Howard County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Hudspeth County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Hunt County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Hutchinson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Irion County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Jack County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Jackson County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Jasper County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Jeff Davis County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Jefferson County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Jim Hogg County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Jim Wells County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Johnson County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Jones County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Karnes County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Kaufman County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Kendall County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Kenedy County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Kent County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Kerr County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Kimble County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| King County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Kinney County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Kleberg County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Knox County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| La Salle County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Lamar County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Lamb County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Lampasas County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Lavaca County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Lee County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Leon County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Liberty County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Limestone County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Lipscomb County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Live Oak County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Llano County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Loving County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Lubbock County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Lynn County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Madison County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Marion County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Martin County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Mason County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Matagorda County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Maverick County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| McCulloch County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| McLennan County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| McMullen County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Medina County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Menard County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Midland County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Milam County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Mills County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Mitchell County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Montague County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Montgomery County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Moore County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Morris County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Motley County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Nacogdoches County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Navarro County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Newton County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Nolan County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Nueces County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Ochiltree County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Oldham County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Orange County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Palo Pinto County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Panola County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Parker County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Parmer County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Pecos County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Polk County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Potter County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Presidio County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Rains County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Randall County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Reagan County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Real County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Red River County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Reeves County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Refugio County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Roberts County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Robertson County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Rockwall County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Runnels County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Rusk County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Sabine County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| San Augustine County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| San Jacinto County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| San Patricio County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| San Saba County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Schleicher County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Scurry County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Shackelford County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Shelby County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Sherman County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Smith County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Somervell County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Starr County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Stephens County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Sterling County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Stonewall County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Sutton County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Swisher County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Tarrant County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Taylor County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Terrell County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Terry County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Throckmorton County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Titus County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Tom Green County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Travis County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Trinity County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Tyler County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Upshur County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Upton County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Uvalde County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Val Verde County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Van Zandt County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Victoria County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Walker County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Waller County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Ward County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Washington County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Webb County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Wharton County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Wheeler County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Wichita County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Wilbarger County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Willacy County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Williamson County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Wilson County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Winkler County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Wise County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Wood County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 20, 2021 |
| Yoakum County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Young County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Zapata County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Zavala County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 2021 | Severe Winter StormsDR-4587-OK · Major disaster | Oklahoma | Yesdeadline was May 25, 2021 |
| Mar 9, 2021 | Severe Winter StormsDR-4590-LA · Major disaster | Louisiana | Yesdeadline was May 10, 2021 |
| Apr 21, 2021 | Severe Winter StormsDR-4594-TN · Major disaster | Tennessee | No |
| May 4, 2021 | Severe Winter StormsDR-4598-MS · Major disaster | Mississippi | No |
| May 10, 2021 | Severe Winter StormsDR-4602-VA · Major disaster | Virginia | No |
| May 13, 2021 | Severe Winter StormsDR-4603-WV · Major disaster | West Virginia | No |
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