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Nemaha Co will not qualify for federal storm assistance

By Greg Bebermeyer

11/05/2024

(KMZA)--Nemaha County, Kansas will not qualify for federal assistance through FEMA following damage caused by a severe storm that moved through the county October 30th.

That word came in a release Monday from Nemaha County Emergency Management Director Eddie Aldrine after a discussion with the Kansas Division of Emergency Management.

Aldrine said he was told that a Presidential Disaster Declaration will not be issued by President Biden due to the damage not being widespread enough on a regional level . To receive any sort of federal assistance, many more counties would have to had sustained widespread damage as well, and that did not happen.

Aldrine said property owners who sustained damage are advised to turn in their damage to insurance if they haven’t done so already.

The National Weather Service said a micro-burst containing straight line winds of 80 to 100 miles an hour caused the damage.

One person was injured after a semi was blown over by the high winds.

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