BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisianans in parishes affected by August flooding now have until Monday, Nov.14, 2016, to register for federal disaster assistance. The State of Louisiana and FEMA advise that the deadline to apply for disaster assistance has been extended, so that all eligible residents have enough time to apply for assistance.Federal officials hope this additional time will ensure that everyone affected by the August severe storms and flooding has an opportunity to register for FEMA assistance. The goal is to reach all flood survivors who still need help. Registration is...
Oct
12
Oct
12
BATON ROUGE, La. – Sixty days have passed since torrential rains caused historic flooding in Louisiana. The August storms dumped an estimated seven trillion gallons of rainwater across southern Louisiana—more than four times the amount of water contained in Lake Pontchartrain.Even before the flood waters subsided, members of federal, state, and voluntary agencies quickly responded to provide disaster assistance. Signs of recovery are visible as disaster assistance funds and other forms of relief continue to reach survivors.Assistance to IndividualsTo date, more than 150,000 individuals and families have registered for FEMA disaster...
Oct
12
DENTON, Texas– Residents and business owners in Lincoln County and the Kickapoo Tribe have new preliminary flood maps to review. The maps were produced by a team of state, tribal, local and FEMA floodplain officials.Residents and business owners are encouraged to view the maps to see if their property is at risk of flooding. This understanding will help residents and business owners make informed decisions about building plans. It will also help decide whether to purchase flood insurance from the National Flood Insurance Program.The public is invited to participate in appeal...
Oct
12
AUSTIN, Texas—FEMA announced today more than $12.5 million is being awarded to support state and local efforts that reduce the impact of future disasters.The funding—through FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program—is provided in addition to the federal aid that supports the recovery following a major disaster declaration. This year, disasters were declared following severe storms and flooding in March, April and June; the $12.5 million in grants is the total HMGP assistance for all three.HMGP grants to the state are typically 15 percent of the total FEMA assistance provided for recovery. While...
Oct
12
FEMA Daily Operations Briefing for Wednesday, October 12, 2016
Significant Activity for October 11-12
Significant Events: None
Tropical Activity:
•Atlantic – Hurricane Nicole
•Eastern Pacific – Disturbance 1 – Low (20%); Disturbance 2 – Low (20%)
•Central Pacific – Disturbance 1 – Low (20%); Disturbance 2 – Low (10%)
•Western Pacific – No tropical cyclone activity affecting U.S. interests
Significant Weather:
•Rain and Thunderstorms – Middle/Upper Mississippi valleys and Great Lakes region
•Rain – Pacific NW, Northern Intermountain, Upper Mississippi Valley and Upper Great Lakes
•Rain and Snow – Northern Intermountain,...
Oct
11
FEMA Daily Operations Briefing for Tuesday, October 11, 2016
Significant Activity for October 10-11
Significant Events: None
Tropical Activity:
•Atlantic – Tropical Storm Nicole
•Eastern Pacific – Disturbance 1 – Low (30%); Disturbance 2 – Low (20%)
•Central Pacific – Disturbance 1 – Low (30%); Disturbance 2 – Low (10%)
•Western Pacific – No tropical cyclone activity affecting U.S. interests
Significant Weather:
•Rain and Thunderstorms – Middle/Upper Mississippi valleys and Great Lakes region
•Rain – Pacific NW, Northern Intermountain, Upper Mississippi Valley and Upper Great Lakes
•Rain and Snow – Northern...
Oct
11
BATON ROUGE, La. – Louisiana governments and certain private nonprofits affected by August’s severe storms and floods must submit their Request for Public Assistance (RPA) by Saturday, Oct. 15, for FEMA to consider them for Public Assistance (PA). FEMA's PA program may assist eligible applicants with disaster-related expenses such as debris removal, managing the immediate response, and repairing or rebuilding facilities, buildings, roads and bridges.City, parish and state government entities in the following parishes are eligible to submit RPAs: Acadia, Ascension, Assumption, Avoyelles, Cameron, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Evangeline, Iberia, Iberville,...
Oct
10
FEMA Daily Operations Briefing for Monday, October 10, 2016
Significant Activity - October 8-10
Significant Events: Post-Tropical Cyclone Matthew (FINAL)
Tropical Activity:
•Atlantic – Tropical Storm Nicole
•Eastern Pacific – Disturbance 1 – Low (30%); Disturbance 2 – Low (20%)
•Central Pacific – Disturbance 1 – Low (20%); Disturbance 2 – Low (10%)
•Western Pacific – No tropical cyclone activity affecting U.S. interests
Significant Weather:
•Rain and thunderstorms – Central Great Basin and Central Rockies, Southwest, Southern/Central Plains, Middle Mississippi Valley
•Rain – Portions of the Pacific Northwest, Upper Mississippi Valley &...
Oct
09
FEMA Daily Operations Briefing for Sunday, October 9, 2016
FEMA Daily Ops Briefing 10-9-2016.pdf
Significant Events: Post-Tropical Cyclone Matthew
Tropical Activity:
•Atlantic – Post-Tropical Cyclone Matthew; Tropical Storm Nicole
•Eastern Pacific – Disturbance 1 – Low (20%); Disturbance 2 – Low (20%)
•Central Pacific – Disturbance 1 – Low (20%)
•Western Pacific – No tropical cyclone activity affecting U.S. interests
Significant Weather:
•Flash flooding possible – Southeast to Mid-Atlantic
•Rain and thunderstorms – Southwest to Southern Plains; coastal Southeast to Mid-Atlantic
•Rain – Pacific Northwest to Northern Rockies; Southeast to Northeast...
Oct
08
FEMA Daily Operations Briefing for Saturday, October 8, 2016
Significant Events: Hurricane Matthew
Tropical Activity:
•Atlantic – Hurricane Matthew (Category ); Tropical Storm Nicole
•Eastern Pacific – Disturbance 1 – Low (20%)
•Central Pacific – Disturbance 1 – Low (20%)
•Western Pacific – No tropical cyclone activity affecting U.S. interests
Significant Weather:
•Flash flooding possible – Southeast to Mid-Atlantic
•Rain and thunderstorms – Southwest to Southern Plains
•Rain – Pacific Northwest to Northern Rockies; Southeast to Northeast
•Critical/Elevated Fire Weather – southern CA; Lower Mississippi to Tennessee valleys
•Red Flag Warnings...