Severe Storms & Flooding
Declared for North Carolina on Nov 9, 1977, covering 16 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 16 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ashe County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Avery County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Buncombe County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Burke County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Caldwell County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Catawba County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Haywood County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Henderson County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Madison County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| McDowell County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Mitchell County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Polk County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Rutherford County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Watauga County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Wilkes County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Yancey County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 1977 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-538-MO · Major disaster | Missouri | Yes |
| Sep 20, 1977 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-539-KS · Major disaster | Kansas | Yes |
| Nov 4, 1977 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-540-AZ · Major disaster | Arizona | Yes |
| Nov 12, 1977 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-544-TN · Major disaster | Tennessee | Yes |
| Nov 12, 1977 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-543-VA · Major disaster | Virginia | Yes |
More from North Carolina: every FEMA declaration in North Carolina.