Jane E. Allen of the Associated Press reports the economic impact of the 1997-1998 ENSO event was no greater than that of the last two winters. FEMA expenditures for 97-98 were more than $289 million, compared to $294 million in 1996-97 and $280 million in 1995-96.
Federally Disaster Areas List:
| Area | Event | Date |
$
|
| Nebraska | blizzard | Nov. 1, 1997 |
31,750,853.
|
| Iowa | snow storm | Nov. 20, 1997 |
2,496,715.
|
| Northern Mariana Islands | Typhoon Keith | Dec. 8, 1997 |
5,813,784.
|
| Guam | Typhoon Paka | Dec. 17, 1997 |
80,365,683.
|
| N. Mariana Islands | Typhoon Paka | Dec. 24,1997 |
1,612,870.
|
| Florida | flooding, tornadoes | Jan. 6, 1998 |
10,278,875.
|
| New York | ice storm | Jan. 9, 1998 |
21,544,941.
|
| Tennessee | storms, flooding | Jan. 11, 1998 |
22,720,691.
|
| Maine | ice storm | Jan. 13, 1998 |
16,402,120.
|
| New Hampshire | ice storm | Jan. 15, 1998 |
5,170,445.
|
| North Carolina | storms, flooding | Jan. 15, 1998 |
8,573,479.
|
| Vermont | ice storm | Jan. 15, 1998; |
6,018,877.
|
| New Mexico | snow storm | Jan. 29, 1998 |
1,736,055.
|
| California | winter storm | Feb. 2,1998 |
54,687,808.
|
| Florida | flooding, tornadoes | Feb. 12, 1998 |
2,338,766.
|
| Delaware | Nor'easter, coastal flooding | Feb. 13, 1998 |
1,748,732.
|
| New Jersey | Nor'easter, coastal flooding | March 3, 1998 |
726,431.
|
| Kentucky | blizzard | March 3, 1998 |
1,511,722.
|
| Alabama | severe storms, snow | March 9, 1998 |
3,657,210.
|
| Georgia | flooding | March 11, 1998 |
6,973,699.
|
| Marshall Islands | drought, crop losses | March 20, 1998 |
980,000.
|
| North Carolina | flooding | March 22, 1998 |
2,039,980.
|
| Minnesota | tornadoes | April 1, 1998 |
NA.
|
| TOTAL DECLARATIONS: |
289,149,738.
|