Severe Winter Storm
Declared for Texas on Apr 21, 2023, covering 23 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Bastrop County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Blanco County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Burleson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Burnet County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Comal County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Falls County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Franklin County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Gillespie County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Hays County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Henderson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Hopkins County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Kendall County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Kerr County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Kimble County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Lee County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Leon County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Limestone County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Milam County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Red River County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Robertson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Travis County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Williamson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 2023 | Severe Winter StormDR-4690-OK · Major disaster | Oklahoma | No |
| Mar 8, 2023 | Severe Winter StormDR-4691-TN · Major disaster | Tennessee | No |
| Apr 4, 2023 | Severe Winter StormDR-4700-AR · Major disaster | Arkansas | No |
More from Texas: every FEMA declaration in Texas.