Ice Storm
Declared for Minnesota on Dec 26, 1991, covering 12 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Earth County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Dodge County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Faribault County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Fillmore County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Freeborn County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Goodhue County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Martin County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Mower County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Olmsted County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Rice County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Steele County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Waseca County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
Same event, other declarations
More from Minnesota: every FEMA declaration in Minnesota.