FEMADR-4839-NYMajor disasterDeclared October 21, 2024
DR-4839-NY: New York Severe Storm and Flooding
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for New York (DR-4839-NY) on October 21, 2024 for the incident of August 18, 2024 to August 19, 2024; it covers 3 designated areas. FEMA had approved obligated $14.2 million in Public Assistance (as of September 25, 2026).
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-4839-NY (also written FEMA-4839-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- New York
- Incident
- Severe Storm: Severe Storm and Flooding
- Incident period
- August 18, 2024 to August 19, 2024
- Declared
- October 21, 2024
- Programs declared
- Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
- FEMA region
- 2
- Place in the year
- the fifth of 5 major disaster declarations for New York in 2024
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Oswego (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Suffolk (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?
$14.2 millionPublic Assistance obligated
$400,000Hazard 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/4839. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.