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FEMA coastal storm disaster declarations

Incident type "Coastal Storm" · 31 declarations · 17 states and territories

FEMA has made 31 state declarations with incident type "Coastal Storm" since 1972: 20 major disasters, 11 emergencies. Louisiana has had the most (5). The busiest year was 2005 (6).

Declarations per year, 1972 to 2022

State declarations per calendar year of the declaration date.

Source: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2), through October 2, 2026: one declaration per disaster number and state. OpenFEMA dataset page.

Which states have the most coastal storm declarations?

  1. Louisiana 5
  2. Maine 3
  3. New Hampshire 3
  4. Alaska 2
  5. Texas 2
  6. Florida 2
  7. New Jersey 2
  8. Massachusetts 2
  9. California 2
  10. North Dakota 1
  11. South Dakota 1
  12. Washington 1
  13. Oregon 1
  14. Utah 1
  15. Colorado 1

Source: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2).

The counties named in the most coastal storm declarations

  1. East Feliciana Parish, LA 5
  2. Jefferson Parish, LA 5
  3. Lafourche Parish, LA 5
  4. St. Bernard Parish, LA 5
  5. St. Charles Parish, LA 5
  6. Terrebonne Parish, LA 5
  7. West Feliciana Parish, LA 5
  8. Ascension Parish, LA 4
  9. Assumption Parish, LA 4
  10. Beauregard Parish, LA 4
  11. East Baton Rouge Parish, LA 4
  12. Iberia Parish, LA 4

Source: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2): distinct declarations that name the county.

The most recent coastal storm declarations

The 15 most recent
DeclaredNumberStateTitleAreas named
2022-03-15DR-4647MaineSevere Storm and Flooding3
2021-09-13EM-3574LouisianaTropical Storm Nicholas64
2020-06-07EM-3527LouisianaTropical Storm Cristobal64
2019-07-11EM-3416LouisianaTropical Storm Barry41
2018-06-08DR-4369AlaskaSevere Storm1
2018-06-08DR-4370New HampshireSevere Storm and Flooding1
2018-05-30DR-4367MaineSevere Storm and Flooding1
2015-10-30DR-4244AlaskaSevere Storm1
2011-10-28DR-4041LouisianaTropical Storm Lee8
2005-09-13EM-3247North DakotaHurricane Katrina Evacuation53
2005-09-10EM-3234South DakotaHurricane Katrina Evacuation66
2005-09-07EM-3227WashingtonHurricane Katrina Evacuation39
2005-09-07EM-3228OregonHurricane Katrina Evacuation36
2005-09-05EM-3223UtahHurricane Katrina Evacuation29
2005-09-05EM-3224ColoradoHurricane Katrina Evacuation64

Source: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2), through October 2, 2026. OpenFEMA dataset page.

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