Storms, Ice Jams, Snowmelt & Flooding
Declared for Nebraska on Mar 24, 1978, covering 21 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 21 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Cass County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Colfax County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Cuming County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Custer County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Dawson County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Dodge County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Douglas County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Jefferson County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Knox County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Merrick County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Nance County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Nuckolls County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Pierce County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Platte County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Sarpy County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Saunders County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Sherman County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Thayer County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Valley County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Washington County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 1978 | Storms, Ice Jams, Snowmelt & FloodingDR-554-ND · Major disaster | North Dakota | Yes |
| Apr 22, 1978 | Storms, Ice Jams, Snowmelt & FloodingDR-555-MN · Major disaster | Minnesota | Yes |
More from Nebraska: every FEMA declaration in Nebraska.