Severe Storm, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding
Declared for Kansas on Aug 20, 2024, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Barton County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Ellsworth County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Harvey County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Hodgeman County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Lincoln County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Morris County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Ottawa County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Pawnee County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Reno County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Rush County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Russell County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Stafford County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Wabaunsee County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Wyandotte County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
More from Kansas: every FEMA declaration in Kansas.