President Trump grants Disaster Declaration for Utah windstorm
Opal Morrison
and last updated 2021-01-13 22:04:54-05
SALT LAKE CITY â Entities that received significant damage because of a windstorm that swept across Utah in early September are now eligible to receive FEMA public assistance funding.
The funding became available when President Donald Trump signed a major disaster declaration for damage caused by the storm on September 7 and 8.
Funding will be made available in Davis, Morgan, Salt Lake and Weber counties, all of which suffered major damage because of hurricane force winds that uprooted trees, destroyed houses, and knocked out power to thousand of Utah homes.
SALT LAKE CITY The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced Wednesday that President Donald Trump has approved a major disaster declaration related to the September windstorm that downed trees and caused power outages across northern Utah.
Federal disaster assistance is now available to state and local governments and certain nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis, FEMA said. Brian Hvinden, a FEMA spokesman, told KSL.com the federal government will provide at least 75% of approved project costs, but no final dollar figure is yet available.
A Preliminary Damage Assessment found nearly $9 million in windstorm damages in four Utah counties Salt Lake, Davis, Weber and Morgan. Utah Division of Emergency Management spokesman Wade Matthews said that assessment was used only to determine eligibility for a disaster declaration and likely doesn t represent the full scope of the damage.
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