President Barack Obama on Thursday signed a disaster declaration affecting 14 counties that were hit last month by severe weather.

The declaration means federal funding is available to state and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work and the repair or replacement of facilities damaged by the storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds, and flooding, the White House said.

The counties receiving the declaration are: Edwards, Ellsworth, Harper, Hodgeman, Jewell, Kiowa, Mitchell, Osborne, Rice, Rush, Russell, Sedgwick, Stafford, and Sumner.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency said additional designations may be made later if requested by the state and warranted by the results of further damage assessments.