Severe Winter Storm and Straight-Line Winds
Declared for Nebraska on May 24, 2024, covering 8 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Banner County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Cheyenne County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Dawes County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Garden County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Kimball County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Morrill County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Scotts Bluff County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Sioux County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
More from Nebraska: every FEMA declaration in Nebraska.