Severe Storms & Flooding
Declared for Pennsylvania on Aug 27, 1984, covering 7 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Allegheny County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Armstrong County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Bedford County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Blair County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| McKean County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Somerset County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Westmoreland County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 1984 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-709-OK · Major disaster | Oklahoma | Yes |
| Jun 18, 1984 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-711-CT · Major disaster | Connecticut | Yes |
| Jun 18, 1984 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-712-VT · Major disaster | Vermont | Yes |
| Jun 21, 1984 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-713-MO · Major disaster | Missouri | Yes |
| Jul 10, 1984 | Severe Storms & FloodingEM-3091-WI · Emergency | Wisconsin | No |
| Jul 19, 1984 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-717-SD · Major disaster | South Dakota | No |
| Sep 6, 1984 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-722-NM · Major disaster | New Mexico | No |
| Sep 25, 1984 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-725-NY · Major disaster | New York | Yes |
| Oct 2, 1984 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-726-TX · Major disaster | Texas | Yes |
| Oct 30, 1984 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-727-TX · Major disaster | Texas | Yes |
| Oct 31, 1984 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-728-LA · Major disaster | Louisiana | Yes |
More from Pennsylvania: every FEMA declaration in Pennsylvania.