Federal Disaster Aid to Nebraska for the storms of May 22 through June 24th has exceeded $4.2 million.

Individuals and business owners have been approved for the disaster aid to help in their recovery from the thunderstorms, tornadoes and flooding on those dates.

That word came Tuesday from the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Applicants who have any questions with claims after August 19 are asked to call the FEMA Help Line at 1-800-621-FEMA (3362) or (TTY) 1-800-462-7585 for anyone with a speech or hearing impairment.

Assistance is also available on the Web.

The counties declared eligible for disaster assistance are Buffalo, Butler, Colfax, Custer, Dawson, Douglas, Gage, Hamilton, Jefferson, Kearney, Lancaster, Platte, Richardson, Sarpy, Holt, and Saunders.