DR-4694-NY

Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm

Official FEMA records · Historical data · Last refreshed 5 Nov 2026, 18:35 UTC

Key facts

Declared
15 Mar 2023
Incident period
23 Dec 2022 to 28 Dec 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
Severe Storm, Snowstorm, Winter Storm
Where
New York — 5 designated areas
FEMA region
Region 2

Programmes declared

“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.

Apply or check status at DisasterAssistance.gov

Designated areas

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

Areas designated inDR-4694-NYand the programmes declared for each
Area Programmes
Erie (County) IA, PA, HM
Genesee (County) PA, HM
Niagara (County) IA, PA, HM
St. Lawrence (County) PA, HM
Suffolk (County) PA, HM

Same FEMA disaster number, or the same state with an incident starting within 30 days.