Tropical Storm Helene
Declared for Virginia on Oct 1, 2024, covering 37 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 18 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Albemarle County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Appomattox County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Bedford County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 2, 2024 |
| Bland County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 2, 2024 |
| Botetourt County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Bristol city | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Buchanan County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Buckingham County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Carroll County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 2, 2024 |
| Charlotte County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Covington city | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Craig County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Danville city | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Dickenson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Floyd County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Galax city | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 2, 2024 |
| Giles County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 2, 2024 |
| Grayson County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 2, 2024 |
| Greene County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Lee County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 2, 2024 |
| Madison County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Montgomery County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 2, 2024 |
| Nelson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Norton city | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Patrick County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Pittsylvania County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 2, 2024 |
| Pulaski County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 2, 2024 |
| Radford city | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 2, 2024 |
| Roanoke County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Roanoke city | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Russell County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 2, 2024 |
| Scott County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 2, 2024 |
| Smyth County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 2, 2024 |
| Tazewell County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 2, 2024 |
| Washington County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 2, 2024 |
| Wise County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 2, 2024 |
| Wythe County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 2, 2024 |
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 |
| Sep 28, 2024 | Tropical Storm HeleneDR-4827-NC · Major disaster | North Carolina | Yesdeadline was Apr 7, 2025 |
| Oct 2, 2024 | Tropical Storm HeleneDR-4832-TN · Major disaster | Tennessee | Yesdeadline was Jan 7, 2025 |
More from Virginia: every FEMA declaration in Virginia.