Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes
Declared for Colorado on Aug 25, 2023, covering 14 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Arapahoe County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Baca County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Cheyenne County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Douglas County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| El Paso County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Elbert County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Jefferson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Kiowa County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Kit Carson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Lincoln County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Logan County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Prowers County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Teller County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Washington County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
More from Colorado: every FEMA declaration in Colorado.