Significant Damages Discovered in second round of Assessments

​A second round of assessments is underway in seven Minnesota counties, where homeowners reported flood damages from the September 21-22 severe storm. Teams from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Minnesota’s Homeland Security and Emergency Management have already assessed damage at about 140 additional homes in Waseca County and determined some properties sustained significant damages. The information gathered in these assessments will likely be added to Governor Dayton’s appeal to FEMA for individual assistance funds for affected homeowners.

The damage assessments continue through Thursday, November 10. Residents  in Blue Earth, Freeborn, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Rice, Steele and Waseca counties who have damages, should report them to their county emergency managers.

 

Homeowners urged to report storm damages immediately

Homeowners in seven Minnesota counties have another opportunity to report damages from the heavy rain and flooding that occurred on September 21-22. Teams from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will join Homeland Security and Emergency management staff in assessing the damages to new locations.

The assessments start on Tuesday, November 8 and will run through Thursday November 10, and will take place in Blue Earth, Freeborn, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Rice, Steele and Waseca counties. Residents outside those seven counties should also report damage to their county emergency manager.  If significant damage is discovered, it could be added to the Governor Dayton’s appeal to FEMA for individual assistance funds for affected homeowners.

Access this map to find your emergency manager.

President declares major disaster for Minnesota

​President Obama has declared a major disaster following September’s damaging heavy rain and flooding in southern Minnesota. The determination authorizes public assistance (PA) funds for townships, cities and counties for repairs and emergency work related to the storm and subsequent damage. The counties eligible to be reimbursed for repair costs are: Blue Earth, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Le Sueur, Rice, Steele and Waseca. In addition, the President also authorized hazard mitigation funds so that those counties can take steps to prevent or reduce long term risks from natural hazards.

Governor Dayton also requested individual assistance (IA) for households that sustained an estimated $10 million in damages in Blue Earth, Freeborn, Steele and Waseca counties. That request is still under review by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

 

Now that the funds have been authorized, Homeland Security and Emergency Management staff are working with FEMA to begin the reimbursement process for the impacted counties. Review that four step process in this chart.