Severe Winter Storm
Declared for New York on Mar 21, 1991, covering 13 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 0 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Allegany County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Genesee County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Jefferson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Lewis County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Livingston County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Monroe County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Ontario County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Orleans County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| St. Lawrence County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Steuben County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Wayne County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Wyoming County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Yates County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
More from New York: every FEMA declaration in New York.