Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding
Declared for Kansas on Dec 19, 2025, covering 12 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Barton County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Comanche County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Edwards County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Hodgeman County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Logan County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Morris County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Ottawa County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Rawlins County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Saline County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Stevens County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Sumner County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Wyandotte County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 2025 | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and FloodingDR-4896-NE · Major disaster | Nebraska | No |
More from Kansas: every FEMA declaration in Kansas.