Post-Tropical Cyclone Helene
Declared for Virginia on Sep 29, 2024, covering 24 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 an emergency declaration is
An emergency declaration is narrower and usually comes fast, often before or during an event. It mostly pays for emergency work such as evacuations, shelters and debris clearance, and federal help under one is capped at $5 million unless the President finds that more is urgently needed and reports that to Congress. Help for individual households is rare under an emergency declaration.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bedford County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Bland County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Bristol city | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Buchanan County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Carroll County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Covington city | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Craig County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Danville city | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Dickenson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Galax city | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Giles County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Grayson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Montgomery County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Norton city | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Pittsylvania County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Pulaski County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Radford city | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Russell County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Scott County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Smyth County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Tazewell County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Washington County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Wise County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Wythe County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
More from Virginia: every FEMA declaration in Virginia.