FEMA straight-line winds disaster declarations

Incident type "Straight-Line Winds" · 6 declarations · 4 states and territories

FEMA has made 6 state declarations with incident type "Straight-Line Winds" since 2024: 6 major disasters. Montana has had the most (3). The busiest year was 2026 (4).

Declarations per year, 2024 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 straight-line winds declarations?

  1. Montana 3
  2. South Dakota 1
  3. Idaho 1
  4. Minnesota 1

Source: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2).

The counties named in the most straight-line winds declarations

  1. Missoula County, MT 2
  2. Powell County, MT 2
  3. Benewah County, ID 1
  4. Big Horn County, MT 1
  5. Blaine County, MT 1
  6. Bonner County, ID 1
  7. Boundary County, ID 1
  8. Broadwater County, MT 1
  9. Carbon County, MT 1
  10. Clearwater County, ID 1
  11. Custer County, SD 1
  12. Dawson County, MT 1

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

The most recent straight-line winds declarations

The 15 most recent
DeclaredNumberStateTitleAreas named
2026-05-29DR-4915MontanaSevere Winter Storm and Straight-Line Winds1
2026-04-07DR-4902MontanaSevere Winter Storm and Straight-Line Winds32
2026-04-07DR-4903South DakotaStraight-Line Winds3
2026-04-07DR-4905IdahoStraight-Line Winds10
2025-10-22DR-4894MinnesotaSevere Storms and Straight-Line Winds1
2024-08-23DR-4813MontanaStraight-Line Winds2

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

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