Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm

Key facts

Declared

12 May 2022

Incident period

28 Jan 2022 to 29 Jan 2022

Declaration type

Major disaster declaration. The President declared a major disaster under the Stafford Act, which can authorise a broad range of federal recovery programmes. How FEMA declares disasters

Incident types designated

Snowstorm

Where

Rhode Island — 6 designated areas (5 counties)

FEMA region

Region 1

Programmes declared

• Public Assistance
• Hazard Mitigation

“Declared” means FEMA authorised this programme for the listed areas. It does not mean any individual or household is eligible. Eligibility is decided by FEMA — apply or check at DisasterAssistance.gov.

Designated areas

Programmes can differ from area to area. Names are as FEMA lists them.