Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding
Declared for Texas on Sep 1, 2026, covering 23 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bandera County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Crockett County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Dimmit County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Edwards County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Frio County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Gillespie County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Grimes County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Kendall County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Kerr County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Kimble County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Kinney County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| La Salle County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Live Oak County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Mason County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Maverick County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| McMullen County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Menard County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Real County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Schleicher County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Sutton County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Uvalde County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Val Verde County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Zavala County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
Same event, other declarations
More from Texas: every FEMA declaration in Texas.