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FEMA severe ice storm disaster declarations

Incident type "Severe Ice Storm" · 75 declarations · 28 states and territories

FEMA has made 75 state declarations with incident type "Severe Ice Storm" since 1968: 61 major disasters, 14 emergencies. Oklahoma has had the most (12). The busiest year was 2021 (11).

Declarations per year, 1968 to 2025

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 severe ice storm declarations?

  1. Oklahoma 12
  2. Arkansas 6
  3. Missouri 6
  4. South Carolina 5
  5. Tennessee 4
  6. North Carolina 4
  7. Kentucky 3
  8. Louisiana 3
  9. Texas 3
  10. Georgia 3
  11. Mississippi 2
  12. Kansas 2
  13. Vermont 2
  14. Nebraska 2
  15. Iowa 2

Source: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2).

The counties named in the most severe ice storm declarations

  1. Caddo County, OK 11
  2. Canadian County, OK 11
  3. Grady County, OK 11
  4. Blaine County, OK 10
  5. Cleveland County, OK 10
  6. Custer County, OK 10
  7. Kiowa County, OK 10
  8. Lincoln County, OK 10
  9. Logan County, OK 10
  10. McClain County, OK 10
  11. Oklahoma County, OK 10
  12. Pawnee County, OK 10

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

The most recent severe ice storm declarations

The 15 most recent
DeclaredNumberStateTitleAreas named
2025-07-22DR-4880MichiganSevere Winter Storm14
2021-05-13DR-4603West VirginiaSevere Winter Storms5
2021-05-10DR-4602VirginiaSevere Winter Storms33
2021-05-04DR-4598MississippiSevere Winter Storms37
2021-04-21DR-4594TennesseeSevere Winter Storms13
2021-03-31DR-4592KentuckySevere Winter Storms, Landslides, and Mudslides45
2021-03-09DR-4590LouisianaSevere Winter Storms64
2021-02-24DR-4587OklahomaSevere Winter Storms77
2021-02-19DR-4586TexasSevere Winter Storms254
2021-02-18EM-3556LouisianaSevere Winter Storm64
2021-02-17EM-3555OklahomaSevere Winter Storm77
2021-02-14EM-3554TexasSevere Winter Storm254
2020-12-21DR-4575OklahomaSevere Winter Storm29
2017-02-24DR-4304KansasSevere Winter Storm20
2015-12-29DR-4247OklahomaSevere Winter Storms and Flooding21

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

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