The declaration allows Madera County to receive assistance from the state to pay for storm-related damage.
Madera County leaders declared a local emergency earlier this month following days of flooded homes and roads from weeks of rain.
The governor has already declared a state of emergency in Kings, Tulare, Mariposa, and Kern Counties.
On Wednesday, President Obama declared those areas a federal disaster as well.
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