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FEMAEM-3136-NYEmergencyDeclared January 15, 1999

EM-3136-NY: New York Snow

FEMA made an emergency declaration for New York (EM-3136-NY) on January 15, 1999 for the incident of January 1, 1999 to January 15, 1999; it covers 10 designated areas. FEMA had approved obligated $4.7 million in Public Assistance (as of May 17, 2026).

The declaration

Declaration
EM-3136-NY (also written FEMA-3136-EM)
Type
Emergency declaration
State
New York
Incident
Snowstorm: Snow
Incident period
January 1, 1999 to January 15, 1999
Declared
January 15, 1999
Programs declared
Public Assistance
FEMA region
2
Place in the year
the first of 3 emergency declarations for New York in 1999
Status
closed out on June 18, 2004

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
Cattaraugus (County)—Yes—
Chautauqua (County)—Yes—
Erie (County)—Yes—
Genesee (County)—Yes—
Jefferson (County)—Yes—
Lewis (County)—Yes—
Niagara (County)—Yes—
Orleans (County)—Yes—
St. Lawrence (County)—Yes—
Wyoming (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?

$4.7 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/3136. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.