FEMAEM-3148-NJEmergencyDeclared September 17, 1999
EM-3148-NJ: New Jersey Hurricane Floyd Emergency Declarations
FEMA made an emergency declaration for New Jersey (EM-3148-NJ) on September 17, 1999 for the incident of September 16, 1999 to September 18, 1999; it covers 21 designated areas. FEMA had approved obligated $2.0 million in Public Assistance (as of May 17, 2026).
The declaration
- Declaration
- EM-3148-NJ (also written FEMA-3148-EM)
- Type
- Emergency declaration
- State
- New Jersey
- Incident
- Hurricane: Hurricane Floyd Emergency Declarations
- Incident period
- September 16, 1999 to September 18, 1999
- Declared
- September 17, 1999
- Programs declared
- Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 2
- Place in the year
- the only emergency declaration for New Jersey in 1999
- Status
- closed out on May 24, 2010
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Bergen (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Burlington (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Camden (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Cape May (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Cumberland (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Essex (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Gloucester (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Hudson (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Hunterdon (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Mercer (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Middlesex (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Monmouth (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Morris (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Ocean (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Passaic (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Salem (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Somerset (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Sussex (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Union (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Warren (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?
$2.0 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.
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/3148. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.