Federal Emergency Management Agency Coordinating Officer Philip Zaferopulos made the designation after a review of additional information concerning damages from the storms. The cost sharing formula is 75 percent federal with the state and local governments splitting the remainder of the expenses.
Federal funding is also available on a cost sharing basis for hazard mitigation measures.
Following the briefings, teams of state and federal inspectors will schedule meetings with local officials to inspect disaster-related damages and associated costs. These briefings are solely for the purpose of assisting governmental officials only in the reimbursement process.