FEMA hurricane disaster declarations
Incident type "Hurricane" · 454 declarations · 48 states and territories
FEMA has made 454 state declarations with incident type "Hurricane" since 1954: 277 major disasters, 177 emergencies. Florida has had the most (59). The busiest year was 2005 (57).
Declarations per year, 1954 to 2026
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 hurricane declarations?
Source: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2).
The counties named in the most hurricane declarations
Source: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2): distinct declarations that name the county.
The most recent hurricane declarations
| Declared | Number | State | Title | Areas named |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-23 | DR-4910 | Northern Mariana Islands | Super Typhoon Sinlaku | 5 |
| 2024-11-05 | DR-4844 | Florida | Hurricane Milton | 7 |
| 2024-10-11 | DR-4834 | Florida | Hurricane Milton | 52 |
| 2024-10-08 | EM-3623 | Florida | Hurricane Milton | 7 |
| 2024-10-07 | EM-3622 | Florida | Hurricane Milton | 51 |
| 2024-09-30 | DR-4830 | Georgia | Hurricane Helene | 94 |
| 2024-09-29 | DR-4829 | South Carolina | Hurricane Helene | 34 |
| 2024-09-28 | DR-4828 | Florida | Hurricane Helene | 47 |
| 2024-09-26 | EM-3618 | Alabama | Hurricane Helene | 67 |
| 2024-09-16 | DR-4817 | Louisiana | Hurricane Francine | 22 |
| 2024-09-10 | EM-3614 | Louisiana | Tropical Storm Francine | 64 |
| 2024-07-09 | DR-4798 | Texas | Hurricane Beryl | 67 |
| 2023-11-21 | DR-4750 | California | Tropical Storm Hilary | 5 |
| 2023-09-27 | DR-4743 | California | Tropical Storm Hilary | 1 |
| 2023-09-15 | EM-3599 | Massachusetts | Hurricane Lee | 14 |
Source: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2), through October 2, 2026. OpenFEMA dataset page.