FEMA Denies Disaster Declaration For Damage From Ida; Pittman Calls On Hogan To Declare State Of Emergency

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman Jr. has asked Gov. Larry Hogan to state a section authorities of exigency to assistance residents and businesses impacted by the remnants of Hurricane Ida aft the Federal Emergency Management Agency denied a catastrophe declaration.

During a property league Tuesday, Pittman said the region learned of the FEMA’s determination past Friday, and that the national bureau determined the harm caused by the tempest was not beyond the capabilities of authorities and section governments.

The tropical tempest passed done the portion connected Sept. 1, bringing tornados and flash flooding.. The National Weather Service confirmed 2 tornadoes touched down successful Anne Arundel County, with an EF-2 tornado hitting the Annapolis country and causing important damage.

In Cecil County, the Elk River rose to important levels and washed retired streets successful Elkton.

“We request to beryllium capable to activate each of the authorities resources that we can, some for the businesses and the residents who had harm arsenic a effect of this tornado,” Pittman said.

In an Oct. 11 missive to Hogan, Pittman said a authorities declaration would let residents and businesses to entree alleviation done 2 authorities programs.

Annapolis Mayor Gavin Buckley besides urged Hogan to state a authorities of emergency.

“We judge we’ve seen a batch of worldly implicit the past 4 years. We ne'er thought we’d spot a tornado interaction down successful 1 of our main economical corridors successful this city, and 1 of our oldest and proudest neighborhoods,” Buckley said of harm connected West Street.

In his letter, Pittman wrote that a region appraisal determined 5 buildings successful the region were destroyed and 24 sustained large harm from the storm. Inspectors deemed astatine slightest 18 homes uninhabitable, helium wrote.

More than 92 properties successful Annapolis were damaged, with 5 being wholly destroyed and 29 sustaining large damage, Pittman wrote.

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Hogan officially requested a national catastrophe declaration connected Sept. 27, saying national resources would “help those affected retrieve arsenic rapidly arsenic possible.”