Lee County, Illinois FEMA Disaster Declarations

How many FEMA disaster declarations has Lee County, Illinois had?

Lee County, Illinois has had 10 federal disaster declarations on record (1953 to present), spanning 1973 through 2020 — 6 major disasters (DR), 4 emergencies (EM), and 0 fire-management declarations (FM). The most common incident types in this county are Flood (4), Snowstorm (3), Biological (2).

Declarations affecting Lee County

Major Disaster

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Declared: March 26, 2020 Incident: Biological Disaster #: 4489 Began: January 20, 2020 Ended: May 11, 2023

Programs: Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

Emergency

COVID-19

Declared: March 13, 2020 Incident: Biological Disaster #: 3435 Began: January 20, 2020 Ended: May 11, 2023

Programs: Public Assistance

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

Declared: September 19, 2019 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 4461 Began: February 24, 2019 Ended: July 3, 2019

Programs: Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

Major Disaster

SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM

Declared: March 17, 2011 Incident: Snowstorm Disaster #: 1960 Began: January 31, 2011 Ended: February 3, 2011

Programs: Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

Emergency

SNOW

Declared: December 29, 2006 Incident: Snowstorm Disaster #: 3269 Began: November 30, 2006 Ended: December 1, 2006

Programs: Public Assistance

Emergency

HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION

Declared: September 7, 2005 Incident: Hurricane Disaster #: 3230 Began: August 29, 2005 Ended: October 1, 2005

Programs: Public Assistance

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING

Declared: March 29, 1985 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 735 Began: February 23, 1985 Ended: April 5, 1985

Programs: Public Assistance

Emergency

BLIZZARDS & SNOWSTORMS

Declared: January 16, 1979 Incident: Snowstorm Disaster #: 3068 Began: January 16, 1979 Ended: January 16, 1979

Programs: Public Assistance

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING

Declared: June 10, 1974 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 438 Began: June 10, 1974 Ended: June 10, 1974

Programs: Individual Assistance, Public Assistance

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING

Declared: April 26, 1973 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 373 Began: April 26, 1973 Ended: April 26, 1973

Programs: Individual Assistance, Public Assistance

About this data. Federal disaster declarations unlock specific recovery programs at the county level. Public Assistance funds rebuilding of public infrastructure (roads, utilities, schools); Individual Assistance provides grants and SBA loans to households and businesses; Hazard Mitigation funds long-term risk reduction. Apply via disasterassistance.gov when a declaration is active for your area. Source: OpenFEMA API.