Tornadoes
Declared for North Carolina on May 17, 1989, covering 13 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 13 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Anson County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Catawba County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Cleveland County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Davidson County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Davie County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Durham County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Forsyth County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Granville County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Guilford County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Iredell County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Lincoln County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Rutherford County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Union County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
More from North Carolina: every FEMA declaration in North Carolina.