EM-3632-SC · Emergency declaration
Severe Winter Storm
Declared for South Carolina on Jan 23, 2026, covering 47 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 0 of them.
Jan 23, 2026declared
47areas designated
0open to household applications
$0public assistance obligated so far
Timeline
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.
Designated areas
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Abbeville County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Aiken County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Allendale County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Anderson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Bamberg County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Barnwell County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Beaufort County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Berkeley County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Calhoun County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Charleston County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Cherokee County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Chester County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Chesterfield County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Clarendon County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Colleton County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Darlington County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Dillon County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Dorchester County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Edgefield County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Fairfield County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Florence County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Georgetown County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Greenville County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Greenwood County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Hampton County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Horry County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Jasper County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Kershaw County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Lancaster County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Laurens County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Lee County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Lexington County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Marion County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Marlboro County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| McCormick County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Newberry County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Oconee County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Orangeburg County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Pickens County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Richland County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Saluda County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Spartanburg County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Sumter County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Union County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Williamsburg County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| York County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Catawba Indian Nation | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 2026 | Severe Winter StormEM-3631-VA · Emergency | Virginia | No |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Severe Winter StormEM-3636-AR · Emergency | Arkansas | No |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Severe Winter StormEM-3642-GA · Emergency | Georgia | No |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Severe Winter StormEM-3641-IN · Emergency | Indiana | No |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Severe Winter StormEM-3633-KY · Emergency | Kentucky | No |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Severe Winter StormEM-3638-LA · Emergency | Louisiana | No |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Severe Winter StormEM-3634-MD · Emergency | Maryland | No |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Severe Winter StormEM-3640-MS · Emergency | Mississippi | No |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Severe Winter StormEM-3637-NC · Emergency | North Carolina | No |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Severe Winter StormEM-3635-TN · Emergency | Tennessee | No |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Severe Winter StormEM-3639-WV · Emergency | West Virginia | No |
| Feb 6, 2026 | Severe Winter StormDR-4899-MS · Major disaster | Mississippi | Yesdeadline was Jun 10, 2026 |
| Feb 6, 2026 | Severe Winter StormDR-4898-TN · Major disaster | Tennessee | Yesdeadline was Jun 10, 2026 |
| Feb 18, 2026 | Severe Winter StormDR-4900-LA · Major disaster | Louisiana | No |
| Apr 7, 2026 | Severe Winter StormDR-4908-SC · Major disaster | South Carolina | No |
More from South Carolina: every FEMA declaration in South Carolina.