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FEMA tropical storm disaster declarations

Incident type "Tropical Storm" · 42 declarations · 19 states and territories

FEMA has made 42 state declarations with incident type "Tropical Storm" since 2022: 18 major disasters, 24 emergencies. Florida has had the most (6). The busiest year was 2024 (26).

Declarations per year, 2022 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 tropical storm declarations?

  1. Florida 6
  2. Northern Mariana Islands 5
  3. North Carolina 4
  4. Guam 3
  5. South Carolina 3
  6. Georgia 3
  7. Hawaii 2
  8. U.S. Virgin Islands 2
  9. Tennessee 2
  10. Virginia 2
  11. New York 2
  12. Mississippi 1
  13. Louisiana 1
  14. West Virginia 1
  15. Puerto Rico 1

Source: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2).

The counties named in the most tropical storm declarations

  1. Alachua County, FL 5
  2. Bradford County, FL 5
  3. Charlotte County, FL 5
  4. Citrus County, FL 5
  5. Collier County, FL 5
  6. Dixie County, FL 5
  7. Gilchrist County, FL 5
  8. Hernando County, FL 5
  9. Hillsborough County, FL 5
  10. Jefferson County, FL 5
  11. Lee County, FL 5
  12. Levy County, FL 5

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

The most recent tropical storm declarations

The 15 most recent
DeclaredNumberStateTitleAreas named
2026-09-25EM-3654HawaiiTropical Storm Nolo4
2026-08-25EM-3652HawaiiHurricane Lala1
2026-08-03DR-4930MississippiTropical Storm Arthur9
2026-07-03EM-3647Northern Mariana IslandsTyphoon Bavi5
2026-06-30DR-4927LouisianaTropical Storm Arthur9
2026-04-11EM-3644GuamTyphoon Sinlaku1
2026-04-11EM-3645Northern Mariana IslandsTyphoon Sinlaku5
2024-12-09DR-4851West VirginiaPost-Tropical Storm Helene1
2024-11-27DR-4850Puerto RicoTropical Storm Ernesto38
2024-11-26DR-4848KentuckyRemnants of Hurricane Helene34
2024-10-25DR-4841U.S. Virgin IslandsTropical Storm Ernesto3
2024-10-19DR-4837North CarolinaPotential Tropical Cyclone Eight6
2024-10-02DR-4832TennesseeTropical Storm Helene14
2024-10-01DR-4831VirginiaTropical Storm Helene37
2024-09-29EM-3621VirginiaPost-Tropical Cyclone Helene24

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

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