FEMAEM-3134-ILEmergencyDeclared January 8, 1999
EM-3134-IL: Illinois Il-Winter Storm 1/1/99
FEMA made an emergency declaration for Illinois (EM-3134-IL) on January 8, 1999 for the incident of January 1, 1999 to January 15, 1999; it covers 52 designated areas. FEMA had approved obligated $25.5 million in Public Assistance (as of May 17, 2026).
The declaration
- Declaration
- EM-3134-IL (also written FEMA-3134-EM)
- Type
- Emergency declaration
- State
- Illinois
- Incident
- Snowstorm: Il-Winter Storm 1/1/99
- Incident period
- January 1, 1999 to January 15, 1999
- Declared
- January 8, 1999
- Programs declared
- Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 5
- Place in the year
- the only emergency declaration for Illinois in 1999
- Status
- closed out on March 12, 2014
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Brown (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Bureau (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Calhoun (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Cass (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Champaign (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Christian (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Cook (County) | — | Yes | — |
| De Witt (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Douglas (County) | — | Yes | — |
| DuPage (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Ford (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Fulton (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Greene (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Grundy (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Hancock (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Henderson (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Henry (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Iroquois (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Kane (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Kankakee (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Kendall (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Knox (County) | — | Yes | — |
| La Salle (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Lake (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Livingston (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Logan (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Macon (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Marshall (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Mason (County) | — | Yes | — |
| McDonough (County) | — | Yes | — |
| McHenry (County) | — | Yes | — |
| McLean (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Menard (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Mercer (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Morgan (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Moultrie (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Peoria (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Piatt (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Pike (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Putnam (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Sangamon (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Schuyler (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Scott (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Shelby (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Stark (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Tazewell (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Vermilion (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Warren (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Will (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Winnebago (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Woodford (County) | — | 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?
$25.5 millionPublic Assistance 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/3134. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.