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FEMA typhoon disaster declarations

Incident type "Typhoon" · 61 declarations · 7 states and territories

FEMA has made 61 state declarations with incident type "Typhoon" since 1962: 56 major disasters, 5 emergencies. Northern Mariana Islands has had the most (21). The busiest year was 2002 (6).

Declarations per year, 1962 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 typhoon declarations?

  1. Northern Mariana Islands 21
  2. Federated States of Micronesia 16
  3. Guam 15
  4. American Samoa 4
  5. Marshall Islands 3
  6. Palau 1
  7. Hawaii 1

Source: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2).

The counties named in the most typhoon declarations

  1. Rota Municipality, MP 18
  2. Saipan Municipality, MP 15
  3. Tinian Municipality, MP 15
  4. Guam, GU 13
  5. Northern Islands Municipality, MP 8
  6. Chuuk, FM 6
  7. Yap, FM 6
  8. Pingelap Municipality, FM 5
  9. Eastern District, AS 4
  10. Manu'a District, AS 4
  11. Western District, AS 4
  12. Rose Island, AS 3

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

The most recent typhoon declarations

The 15 most recent
DeclaredNumberStateTitleAreas named
2026-08-03DR-4931Northern Mariana IslandsSuper Typhoon Bavi3
2026-07-03EM-3648GuamTyphoon Bavi1
2026-06-30DR-4921GuamSuper Typhoon Sinlaku1
2019-10-20EM-3425Northern Mariana IslandsTyphoon Bualoi4
2019-10-07EM-3424Northern Mariana IslandsTyphoon Hagibis4
2019-05-07DR-4433GuamTyphoon Wutip1
2018-10-26DR-4404Northern Mariana IslandsSuper Typhoon Yutu4
2018-10-23EM-3408Northern Mariana IslandsTyphoon Yutu4
2018-10-01DR-4398GuamTyphoon Mangkhut1
2018-09-29DR-4396Northern Mariana IslandsTyphoon Mangkhut3
2018-09-10EM-3402Northern Mariana IslandsTyphoon Mangkhut3
2015-08-05DR-4235Northern Mariana IslandsTyphoon Soudelor3
2015-06-05DR-4224GuamTyphoon Dolphin1
2005-11-08DR-1611Northern Mariana IslandsTyphoon Nabi3
2005-02-18DR-1582American SamoaTc Olaf, Includ. High Winds and Surf and Heavy Rainfall5

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

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