USDA Designates Multiple New York Counties as Natural Disaster Areas Due to Weather

This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including the replacement of essential items such as equipment or livestock, reorganization of a farming operation, or to refinance certain debts. FSA will review the loans based on the extent of losses, security available, and repayment ability.

Triggering Disaster #1

Impacted Area: New York

Triggering Disaster: Freeze from 4/7/2026-4/8/2026

Application Deadline: 03/23/2027

Primary Counties Eligible:

• New York: Broome, Cortland, Tompkins

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:

• New York: Cayuga, Chemung, Chenango, Delaware, Madison, Onondaga, Schuyler, Seneca, Tioga

• Pennsylvania: Susquehanna, Wayne

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Triggering Disaster #2

Impacted Area: New York

Triggering Disaster: Frost and Freeze from 4/19/2026-4/21/2026

Application Deadline: 03/23/2027

Primary Counties Eligible:

• New York: Broome, Cayuga, Chemung, Columbia, Cortland, Dutchess, Fulton, Greene, Montgomery, Nassau, Niagara, Onondaga, Ontario, Orange, Orleans, Oswego, Putnam, Rockland, Saratoga, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Suffolk, Tompkins, Ulster, Washington, Wayne, Westchester, Yates

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:

• New York: Albany, Allegany, Bronx, Chenango, Delaware, Erie, Essex, Genesee, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Livingston, Madison, Monroe, Oneida, Otsego, Queens, Rensselaer, Schenectady, Schoharie, Sullivan, Tioga, Warren

• Connecticut: Fairfield, Litchfield, New London

• Massachusetts: Berkshire

• New Jersey: Bergen, Passaic, Sussex

• Pennsylvania: Bradford, Pike, Potter, Susquehanna, Tioga, Wayne

• Rhode Island: Washington

• Vermont: Addison, Bennington

Triggering Disaster #3

Impacted Area: New York

Triggering Disaster: Frost and Freeze from 5/11/2026-5/12/2026

Application Deadline: 03/23/2027

Primary Counties Eligible:

• New York: Fulton, Montgomery, Onondaga, Otsego, St. Lawrence

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:

• New York: Cayuga, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Franklin, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Oneida, Oswego, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie

Triggering Disaster #4

Impacted Area: New York

Triggering Disaster: High Winds and Hail from 5/13/2026-5/14/2026

Application Deadline: 03/23/2027

Primary Counties Eligible:

• New York: Cayuga, Oswego

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:

• New York: Cortland, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, Seneca, Tompkins, Wayne

Triggering Disaster #5

Impacted Area: New York

Triggering Disaster: Excessive Rain, Flooding, and Flash Flooding from 3/31/2026-4/1/2026

Application Deadline: 03/23/2027

Primary Counties Eligible:

• New York: Erie

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:

• New York: Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Genesee, Niagara, Wyoming

More Resources

On farmers.gov, the Disaster Assistance Discovery Tool, Disaster Assistance-at-a-Glance fact sheet, and Loan Assistance Tool can help you determine program or loan options. To file a Notice of Loss or to ask questions about available programs, contact your local USDA Service Center.