Severe Storms, High Winds & Tornadoes
Declared for Pennsylvania on Jun 3, 1985, covering 11 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 11 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Beaver County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Clearfield County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Crawford County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Erie County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Forest County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Lycoming County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| McKean County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Mercer County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Northumberland County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Union County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Venango County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
More from Pennsylvania: every FEMA declaration in Pennsylvania.