(The Center Square) – People who lost or saw their homes damaged during April’s rounds of severe weather in northeastern Wisconsin have just a few weeks to submit the requests for help to the federal government.
Wisconsin’s Department of Emergency Management on Monday said requests for Federal Emergency Management Agency Assistance or an Small Business Administration home disaster loan are due by the end of the month.
"Homeowners and renters in Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, Manitowoc, Marathon, Milwaukee, Outagamie, Racine, Rock, Sauk, Vernon, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, and Winnebago counties and the Oneida Nation with uninsured damage to their primary home, personal property loss or disaster-related emergency needs may be eligible for federal assistance," the state said in a statement.
Several powerful storms cut across northeastern Wisconsin in April and left behind flooding across the region.
The National Weather Service says the Wolf River Basin was the hardest hit and forecasters say a number of communities saw new flooding records.
"Record flooding also occurred on other rivers over northeast Wisconsin, including the Embarrass River near Embarrass and the Peshtigo River near Porterfield. A record high level was also set on the Wolf River near Lake Poygan. Major flooding was also observed on the Menominee River at McAllister as it reached its second highest level on record," the Weather Service said in its report on the storms and flooding. "In total, 47 river flood warnings were issued from late March through early May. Some river flood warnings were in effect for nearly one month!"
Wisconsin Emergency Management said the deadline to apply for help is Aug. 31.
In addition to flood damaged walls and floors, Wisconsin EMA is reminding people that there is other flood damage that may be covered.
"It may still be summer but if you were impacted by April storms, take time now to ensure your furnace and water heater are operating safely and are not damaged. FEMA grants may be available to help repair those items and replace them if they were destroyed by floodwaters," the state said in its statement. "If you received a FEMA grant for repair of your furnace or water heater and later discovered those items need replacing, you can use the FEMA appeal process for additional grant funds."
You can find more information, including the steps to begin to request storm recovering aid, online at DisasterAssistance.gov.
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