Severe Winter Storm
Declared for Michigan on Jul 22, 2025, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alcona County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Alpena County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Antrim County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Charlevoix County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Cheboygan County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Crawford County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Emmet County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Kalkaska County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Mackinac County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Montmorency County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Oscoda County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Otsego County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Presque Isle County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Little Traverse Bay Indian Reservation | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2025 | Severe Winter StormDR-4870-IA · Major disaster | Iowa | No |
More from Michigan: every FEMA declaration in Michigan.