Severe Storm and Flooding
Declared for New York on Oct 21, 2024, covering 3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lewis County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Oswego County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Suffolk County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
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 |
| Sep 20, 2024 | Severe Storm and FloodingDR-4818-NY · Major disaster | New York | Yesdeadline was Jan 31, 2025 |
| Nov 1, 2024 | Severe Storm and FloodingDR-4843-NM · Major disaster | New Mexico | Yesdeadline was Jan 2, 2025 |
| Jan 1, 2025 | Severe Storm and FloodingDR-4853-AK · Major disaster | Alaska | No |
| Jan 10, 2025 | Severe Storm and FloodingDR-4857-AK · Major disaster | Alaska | No |
| Jan 15, 2025 | Severe Storm and FloodingDR-4859-AK · Major disaster | Alaska | No |
More from New York: every FEMA declaration in New York.