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FEMADR-1960-ILMajor disasterDeclared March 17, 2011

DR-1960-IL: Illinois Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm

FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Illinois (DR-1960-IL) on March 17, 2011 for the incident of January 31, 2011 to February 3, 2011; it covers 65 designated areas. FEMA had approved obligated $48.3 million in Public Assistance (as of May 17, 2026).

The declaration

Declaration
DR-1960-IL (also written FEMA-1960-DR)
Type
Major disaster declaration
State
Illinois
Incident
Snowstorm: Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm
Incident period
January 31, 2011 to February 3, 2011
Declared
March 17, 2011
Programs declared
Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
FEMA region
5
Place in the year
the first of 2 major disaster declarations for Illinois in 2011
Status
closed out on November 25, 2022

Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.

Which areas are covered, and for what?

Designated areaIndividuals and HouseholdsPublic AssistanceHazard Mitigation
Adams (County)—YesYes
Bond (County)—YesYes
Boone (County)—YesYes
Brown (County)—YesYes
Bureau (County)—YesYes
Calhoun (County)—YesYes
Carroll (County)—YesYes
Cass (County)—YesYes
Christian (County)—YesYes
Clark (County)—YesYes
Clay (County)—YesYes
Coles (County)—YesYes
Cook (County)—YesYes
Crawford (County)—YesYes
Cumberland (County)—YesYes
DeKalb (County)—YesYes
Douglas (County)—YesYes
DuPage (County)—YesYes
Edgar (County)—YesYes
Effingham (County)—YesYes
Fayette (County)—YesYes
Ford (County)—YesYes
Fulton (County)—YesYes
Grundy (County)—YesYes
Hancock (County)—YesYes
Henderson (County)—YesYes
Henry (County)—YesYes
Jasper (County)—YesYes
Jo Daviess (County)—YesYes
Kane (County)—YesYes
Knox (County)—YesYes
La Salle (County)—YesYes
Lake (County)—YesYes
Lee (County)—YesYes
Livingston (County)—YesYes
Logan (County)—YesYes
Marion (County)—YesYes
Marshall (County)—YesYes
Mason (County)—YesYes
McDonough (County)—YesYes
McHenry (County)—YesYes
McLean (County)—YesYes
Menard (County)—YesYes
Mercer (County)—YesYes
Morgan (County)—YesYes
Moultrie (County)—YesYes
Ogle (County)—YesYes
Peoria (County)—YesYes
Pike (County)—YesYes
Putnam (County)—YesYes
Richland (County)—YesYes
Rock Island (County)—YesYes
Sangamon (County)—YesYes
Schuyler (County)—YesYes
Scott (County)—YesYes
Shelby (County)—YesYes
Stark (County)—YesYes
Stephenson (County)—YesYes
Tazewell (County)—YesYes
Warren (County)—YesYes
Washington (County)—YesYes
Whiteside (County)—YesYes
Will (County)—YesYes
Winnebago (County)—YesYes
Woodford (County)—YesYes

An area can be added to a declaration after the first day, or have a program added: this table is FEMA's current list.

Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.

How much has FEMA approved?

$48.3 millionPublic Assistance obligated

$4.5 millionHazard Mitigation Grant Program obligated

Individual assistance figures as of n/a, public assistance as of May 17, 2026. FEMA updates both as applications are decided.

Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2); FEMA, OpenFEMA FEMA Web Disaster Summaries (v1). Data as of September 29, 2026.

FEMA's page for this declaration

FEMA's own page for this declaration is fema.gov/disaster/1960. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.