Imelda Brings Flooding, Disaster Declaration to Southeast Texas September 19, 2019 By Stacy Fernández, The Texas Tribune Flooding from Tropical Storm Imelda on Thursday left hundreds of people trapped in their homes and cars; led to water...
Texas Governor Renews Hurricane Harvey Disaster Declaration August 8, 2018 Texas Governor Greg Abbott has extended the disaster declaration for 60 counties impacted by Hurricane Harvey last year. Abbott first...
Five Vermont Counties Get Disaster Declarations for May Storms August 1, 2018 President Donald Trump has approved a disaster declaration for five Vermont counties that were damaged during severe storms in early...
Wildfires Bring Disaster Declaration in Kansas, Burn Ban in Nebraska March 16, 2018 Gov. Jeff Colyer issued a disaster declaration for three wildfires currently burning in central Kansas. State officials announced that Rice...
Louisiana Disaster Declarations in Last 18 Months Involved Nearly 90% of Parishes May 24, 2017 With hurricane season fast approaching, the Louisiana Department of Insurance is pointing out that in the last 18 months, nearly...
Drought in 6 Louisiana Parishes Leads to Disaster Declarations December 2, 2016 Six Louisiana parishes have been designated as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by recent drought....
Texas Tornadoes, Midwest Flooding Leave at Least 24 Dead December 29, 2015 By David Warren and Reese Dunklin At least 11 people died and dozens were injured in strong tornadoes that swept through the Dallas area and caused...
15 Texas Counties Receive Disaster Declarations from October Storms November 25, 2015 Fifteen Texas counties have been declared state disaster areas after October storms and flooding left seven people dead. Gov. Greg...
Kansas to Receive Federal Disaster Aid; Missouri Seeks Declaration July 22, 2015 President Barack Obama has signed a federal disaster declaration that will free up federal funds to help Kansas recover from...
Weather Damage to Nebraska’s Public Infrastructure Exceeds $13.5M June 30, 2015 Nebraska emergency officials say recent severe weather has caused more than $13.5 million in damage to roads, bridges and other...