Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding
Declared for Kansas on Oct 26, 2023, covering 21 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Allen County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Barton County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Clark County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Comanche County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Edwards County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Finney County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Ford County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Greeley County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Johnson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Kearny County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Pawnee County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Phillips County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Rawlins County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Rice County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Russell County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Stafford County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Thomas County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Wallace County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Wichita County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Woodson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Wyandotte County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2023 | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and FloodingDR-4741-MO · Major disaster | Missouri | No |
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