Severe Storms & Flooding
Declared for Illinois on Mar 29, 1985, covering 23 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 18 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Bureau County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Calhoun County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Cass County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Clark County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Crawford County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Fulton County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Greene County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Grundy County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Hancock County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Jersey County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| LaSalle County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Lee County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Marshall County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Mason County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Monroe County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Morgan County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Peoria County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Pike County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Rock Island County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Tazewell County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Will County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Woodford County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 1985 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-731-NM · Major disaster | New Mexico | No |
More from Illinois: every FEMA declaration in Illinois.