FEMADR-4640-KSMajor disasterDeclared February 17, 2022
DR-4640-KS: Kansas Severe Storms and Straight Line Winds
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Kansas (DR-4640-KS) on February 17, 2022 for the incident of December 15, 2021 to December 15, 2021; it covers 55 designated areas. FEMA had approved obligated $23.3 million in Public Assistance (as of September 25, 2026).
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-4640-KS (also written FEMA-4640-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- Kansas
- Incident
- Severe Storm: Severe Storms and Straight Line Winds
- Incident period
- December 15, 2021 to December 15, 2021
- Declared
- February 17, 2022
- Programs declared
- Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
- FEMA region
- 7
- Place in the year
- the first of 2 major disaster declarations for Kansas in 2022
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barton (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Brown (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Clay (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Cloud (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Doniphan (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Edwards (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Ellis (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Ellsworth (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Ford (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Geary (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Gove (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Graham (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Grant (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Gray (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Greeley (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Hamilton (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Haskell (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Hodgeman (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Jewell (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Kearny (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Lane (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Lincoln (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Logan (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Marshall (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Meade (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Mitchell (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Morris (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Morton (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Nemaha (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Ness (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Norton (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Osborne (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Ottawa (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Pawnee (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Phillips (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Republic (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Rice (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Riley (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Rooks (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Rush (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Russell (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Saline (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Scott (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Sheridan (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Smith (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Stafford (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Stanton (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Stevens (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Sumner (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Trego (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Wabaunsee (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Wallace (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Washington (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Wichita (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?
$23.3 millionPublic Assistance obligated
$2.9 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.
FEMA's page for this declaration
FEMA's own page for this declaration is fema.gov/disaster/4640. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.