Tropical Storm Helene
Declared for North Carolina on Sep 28, 2024, covering 40 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 40 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 7, 2025 |
| Alleghany County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 7, 2025 |
| Ashe County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 7, 2025 |
| Avery County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 7, 2025 |
| Buncombe County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 7, 2025 |
| Burke County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 7, 2025 |
| Cabarrus County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 7, 2025 |
| Caldwell County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 7, 2025 |
| Catawba County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 7, 2025 |
| Cherokee County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 7, 2025 |
| Clay County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 7, 2025 |
| Cleveland County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 7, 2025 |
| Forsyth County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 7, 2025 |
| Gaston County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 7, 2025 |
| Graham County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 7, 2025 |
| Haywood County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 7, 2025 |
| Henderson County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 7, 2025 |
| Iredell County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 7, 2025 |
| Jackson County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 7, 2025 |
| Lee County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 7, 2025 |
| Lincoln County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 7, 2025 |
| Macon County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 7, 2025 |
| Madison County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 7, 2025 |
| McDowell County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 7, 2025 |
| Mecklenburg County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 7, 2025 |
| Mitchell County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 7, 2025 |
| Nash County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 7, 2025 |
| Polk County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 7, 2025 |
| Rowan County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 7, 2025 |
| Rutherford County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 7, 2025 |
| Stanly County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 7, 2025 |
| Surry County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 7, 2025 |
| Swain County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 7, 2025 |
| Transylvania County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 7, 2025 |
| Union County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 7, 2025 |
| Watauga County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 7, 2025 |
| Wilkes County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 7, 2025 |
| Yadkin County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 7, 2025 |
| Yancey County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 7, 2025 |
| Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 7, 2025 |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2024 | Tropical Storm HeleneEM-3615-FL · Emergency | Florida | No |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Tropical Storm HeleneEM-3620-TN · Emergency | Tennessee | No |
| Oct 1, 2024 | Tropical Storm HeleneDR-4831-VA · Major disaster | Virginia | Yesdeadline was Dec 2, 2024 |
| Oct 2, 2024 | Tropical Storm HeleneDR-4832-TN · Major disaster | Tennessee | Yesdeadline was Jan 7, 2025 |
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