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Major disaster

DR-496-WI: Severe Storms, Icing, Wind & Flooding

Major disaster declaration for Wisconsin, declared 03/23/1976 for a flood. Covers 22 designated areas.

Not an official notice. Follow FEMA and local authorities. In an emergency, call 911.

Declared
03/23/1976
Incident began
03/23/1976
Incident ended
03/23/1976
Areas
22

Programs approved

Which kinds of FEMA aid this declaration opened

  • Individuals & HouseholdsNot approved for this declaration
  • Individual AssistanceAid for people and families in older declarations
  • Public AssistanceFunds to repair public infrastructure such as roads, schools and utilities
  • Hazard MitigationNot approved for this declaration

Designated areas

Counties, parishes, tribal areas or statewide

AreaAddedPrograms
Calumet County03/23/1976IAPA
Columbia County03/23/1976IAPA
Crawford County03/23/1976IAPA
Dane County03/23/1976IAPA
Dodge County03/23/1976IAPA
Fond du Lac County03/23/1976IAPA
Grant County03/23/1976IAPA
Green County03/23/1976IAPA
Iowa County03/23/1976IAPA
Jefferson County03/23/1976IAPA
Lafayette County03/23/1976IAPA
Manitowoc County03/23/1976IAPA
Milwaukee County03/23/1976IAPA
Ozaukee County03/23/1976IAPA
Richland County03/23/1976IAPA
Rock County03/23/1976IAPA
Sauk County03/23/1976IAPA
Sheboygan County03/23/1976IAPA
Vernon County03/23/1976IAPA
Walworth County03/23/1976IAPA
Washington County03/23/1976IAPA
Waukesha County03/23/1976IAPA

IH: Individuals and Households. IA: Individual Assistance. PA: Public Assistance. HM: Hazard Mitigation.

Declaration details

FEMA number
DR-496-WI
Type
Major disaster
Incident type
Flood
Title
Severe Storms, Icing, Wind & Flooding
Closed out
06/09/1986

The President declares a major disaster when damage is beyond what state and local governments can handle. It can open individual aid for households and public assistance for repairs.

FEMA page for DR-496-WI

Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries · Last updated 10/27/2026

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