Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding
Declared for Kansas on Sep 1, 2026, covering 32 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Atchison County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Brown County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Cherokee County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Crawford County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Dickinson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Edwards County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Geary County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Haskell County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Hodgeman County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Jackson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Lincoln County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Marshall County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Mitchell County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Morris County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Nemaha County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Ness County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Osage County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Osborne County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Ottawa County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Pawnee County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Pottawatomie County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Rice County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Riley County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Rush County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Russell County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Saline County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Sherman County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Stafford County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Wabaunsee County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Washington County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Iowa Indian Reservation (Also NE) | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Kickapoo Indian Reservation | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
Same event, other declarations
More from Kansas: every FEMA declaration in Kansas.