Severe Storm and Flooding
Declared for New York on Sep 20, 2024, covering 1 designated area. Households could apply to FEMA in 1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| St. Regis Mohawk Indian Reservation | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jan 31, 2025 |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2024 | Severe Storm and FloodingDR-4812-NH · Major disaster | New Hampshire | No |
| Aug 25, 2024 | Severe Storm and FloodingEM-3613-NY · Emergency | New York | No |
| Oct 21, 2024 | Severe Storm and FloodingDR-4839-NY · Major disaster | New York | No |
| Nov 1, 2024 | Severe Storm and FloodingDR-4843-NM · Major disaster | New Mexico | Yesdeadline was Jan 2, 2025 |
More from New York: every FEMA declaration in New York.