FEMADR-4449-KSMajor disasterDeclared June 20, 2019
DR-4449-KS: Kansas Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding,landslides,and Mudslides
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Kansas (DR-4449-KS) on June 20, 2019 for the incident of April 28, 2019 to July 12, 2019; it covers 70 designated areas. FEMA had approved obligated $67.1 million in Public Assistance (as of September 25, 2026).
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-4449-KS (also written FEMA-4449-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- Kansas
- Incident
- Severe Storm: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding,landslides,and Mudslides
- Incident period
- April 28, 2019 to July 12, 2019
- Declared
- June 20, 2019
- Programs declared
- Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
- FEMA region
- 7
- Place in the year
- the second of 2 major disaster declarations for Kansas in 2019
- Status
- open (not yet closed out by FEMA)
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
Which areas are covered, and for what?
| Designated area | Individuals and Households | Public Assistance | Hazard Mitigation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allen (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Anderson (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Atchison (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Barber (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Barton (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Bourbon (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Brown (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Butler (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Chase (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Chautauqua (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Cherokee (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Clark (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Clay (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Cloud (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Coffey (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Comanche (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Cowley (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Crawford (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Dickinson (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Doniphan (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Douglas (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Edwards (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Elk (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Ellsworth (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Ford (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Franklin (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Geary (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Gray (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Greenwood (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Harper (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Harvey (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Hodgeman (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Jefferson (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Kingman (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Leavenworth (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Lincoln (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Linn (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Lyon (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Marion (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Marshall (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| McPherson (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Meade (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Miami (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Montgomery (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Morris (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Nemaha (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Neosho (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Ness (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Osage (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Osborne (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Ottawa (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Pawnee (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Phillips (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Pottawatomie (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Pratt (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Reno (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Rice (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Riley (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Rush (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Russell (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Saline (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Smith (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Stafford (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Sumner (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Wabaunsee (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Wallace (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Washington (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Wilson (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Woodson (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Wyandotte (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
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?
$67.1 millionPublic Assistance obligated
$3.3 millionHazard Mitigation Grant Program obligated
Individual assistance figures as of n/a, public assistance as of September 25, 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.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
FEMA's page for this declaration
FEMA's own page for this declaration is fema.gov/disaster/4449. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.