Widest declarations

Ranked by the number of counties and county-equivalents designated.

Costliest declarations Widest declarations Longest incidents Most-declared counties

#	Declaration	Title	State	Hazard	Counties
1	DR-4586-TX	Severe Winter Storms 2021	Texas	Severe Ice Storm	254
2	EM-3554-TX	Severe Winter Storm 2021	Texas	Severe Ice Storm	254
3	DR-4485-TX	COVID-19 Pandemic 2020	Texas	Biological	254
4	EM-3458-TX	COVID-19 2020	Texas	Biological	254
5	DR-1624-TX	Extreme Wildfire Threat 2006	Texas	Fire	254
6	DR-1606-TX	Hurricane Rita 2005	Texas	Hurricane	254
7	EM-3261-TX	Hurricane Rita 2005	Texas	Hurricane	254
8	EM-3216-TX	Hurricane Katrina Evacuation 2005	Texas	Hurricane	254
9	DR-1239-TX	Tropical Storm Charley 1998	Texas	Severe Storm	254
10	EM-3284-TX	Wildfires 2008	Texas	Fire	229
11	EM-3142-TX	Extreme Fire Hazards 1999	Texas	Fire	227
12	EM-3616-GA	Hurricane Helene 2024	Georgia	Tropical Storm	159
13	DR-4501-GA	COVID-19 Pandemic 2020	Georgia	Biological	159
14	EM-3464-GA	COVID-19 2020	Georgia	Biological	159
15	DR-4338-GA	Hurricane Irma 2017	Georgia	Hurricane	159
16	EM-3387-GA	Hurricane Irma 2017	Georgia	Hurricane	159
17	EM-3218-GA	Hurricane Katrina Evacuation 2005	Georgia	Hurricane	159
18	EM-3113-TX	Extreme Fire Hazard 1993	Texas	Drought	149
19	EM-3044-GA	Drought 1977	Georgia	Drought	144
20	EM-3631-VA	Severe Winter Storm 2026	Virginia	Winter Storm	134
21	DR-4512-VA	COVID-19 Pandemic 2020	Virginia	Biological	134
22	EM-3448-VA	COVID-19 2020	Virginia	Biological	134
23	EM-3403-VA	Hurricane Florence 2018	Virginia	Hurricane	134
24	EM-3359-VA	Hurricane Sandy 2012	Virginia	Hurricane	134
25	EM-3240-VA	Hurricane Katrina Evacuation 2005	Virginia	Hurricane	134
26	DR-1086-VA	Blizzard of 96 (Severe Snow Storm) 1996	Virginia	Snowstorm	134
27	EM-3112-VA	Severe Winter Storm 1993	Virginia	Snowstorm	134
28	DR-1999-TX	Wildfires 2011	Texas	Fire	122
29	EM-3633-KY	Severe Winter Storm 2026	Kentucky	Winter Storm	120
30	EM-3626-KY	Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding 2025	Kentucky	Severe Storm	120
31	EM-3624-KY	Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, and Landslides 2025	Kentucky	Severe Storm	120
32	DR-4497-KY	COVID-19 Pandemic 2020	Kentucky	Biological	120
33	EM-3469-KY	COVID-19 2020	Kentucky	Biological	120
34	EM-3231-KY	Hurricane Katrina 2005	Kentucky	Hurricane	120
35	DR-1089-KY	Blizzard of 96 1996	Kentucky	Snowstorm	120
36	DR-1209-GA	Severe Storms and Flooding 1998	Georgia	Severe Storm	119
37	DR-4490-MO	COVID-19 Pandemic 2020	Missouri	Biological	115
38	EM-3482-MO	COVID-19 2020	Missouri	Biological	115
39	EM-3317-MO	Severe Winter Storm 2011	Missouri	Severe Storm	115
40	EM-3303-MO	Severe Winter Storm 2009	Missouri	Severe Ice Storm	115
41	EM-3281-MO	Severe Winter Storms 2007	Missouri	Severe Ice Storm	115
42	EM-3232-MO	Hurricane Katrina Evacuation 2005	Missouri	Hurricane	115
43	DR-4223-TX	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds and Flooding 2015	Texas	Severe Storm	113
44	EM-3642-GA	Severe Winter Storm 2026	Georgia	Winter Storm	112
45	DR-1318-VA	Severe Winter Storms 2000	Virginia	Severe Storm	109
46	EM-3406-GA	Hurricane Michael 2018	Georgia	Hurricane	108
47	DR-4504-KS	COVID-19 Pandemic 2020	Kansas	Biological	105
48	EM-3481-KS	COVID-19 2020	Kansas	Biological	105
49	EM-3282-KS	Severe Winter Storms 2007	Kansas	Severe Storm	105
50	EM-3236-KS	Hurricane Katrina Evacuation 2005	Kansas	Hurricane	105
51	DR-339-VA	Tropical Storm Agnes 1972	Virginia	Flood	104
52	DR-1818-KY	Severe Winter Storm and Flooding 2009	Kentucky	Severe Ice Storm	103
53	DR-995-MO	Severe Storms & Flooding 1993	Missouri	Flood	103
54	DR-4489-IL	COVID-19 Pandemic 2020	Illinois	Biological	102
55	EM-3435-IL	COVID-19 2020	Illinois	Biological	102
56	EM-3230-IL	Hurricane Katrina Evacuation 2005	Illinois	Hurricane	102
57	DR-1163-KY	Severe Storm, Flooding, and Tornadoes 1997	Kentucky	Severe Storm	101
58	EM-3637-NC	Severe Winter Storm 2026	North Carolina	Winter Storm	100
59	EM-3617-NC	Hurricane Helene 2024	North Carolina	Tropical Storm	100
60	EM-3586-NC	Hurricane Ian 2022	North Carolina	Hurricane	100
61	EM-3534-NC	Hurricane Isaias 2020	North Carolina	Hurricane	100
62	DR-4487-NC	COVID-19 Pandemic 2020	North Carolina	Biological	100
63	EM-3471-NC	COVID-19 2020	North Carolina	Biological	100
64	EM-3423-NC	Hurricane Dorian 2019	North Carolina	Hurricane	100
65	EM-3401-NC	Hurricane Florence 2018	North Carolina	Hurricane	100
66	EM-3302-KY	Severe Winter Storm 2009	Kentucky	Severe Ice Storm	100
67	EM-3222-NC	Hurricane Katrina Evacuation 2005	North Carolina	Hurricane	100
68	DR-1491-VA	Hurricane Isabel 2003	Virginia	Hurricane	100
69	DR-4483-IA	COVID-19 Pandemic 2020	Iowa	Biological	99
70	EM-3480-IA	COVID-19 2020	Iowa	Biological	99
71	EM-3239-IA	Hurricane Katrina Evacuation 2005	Iowa	Hurricane	99
72	DR-996-IA	Severe Storms & Flooding 1993	Iowa	Flood	99
73	DR-4898-TN	Severe Winter Storm 2026	Tennessee	Winter Storm	95
74	EM-3635-TN	Severe Winter Storm 2026	Tennessee	Winter Storm	95
75	EM-3625-TN	Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding 2025	Tennessee	Severe Storm	95
76	DR-4514-TN	COVID-19 Pandemic 2020	Tennessee	Biological	95
77	EM-3473-TN	COVID-19 2020	Tennessee	Biological	95
78	EM-3217-TN	Hurricane Katrina Evacuation 2005	Tennessee	Hurricane	95
79	DR-4830-GA	Hurricane Helene 2024	Georgia	Hurricane	94
80	EM-3017-MO	Drought 1976	Missouri	Drought	94
81	DR-372-MO	Heavy Rains, Tornadoes & Flooding 1973	Missouri	Severe Storm	94
82	DR-4521-NE	COVID-19 Pandemic 2020	Nebraska	Biological	93
83	EM-3483-NE	COVID-19 2020	Nebraska	Biological	93
84	EM-3245-NE	Hurricane Katrina Evacuees 2005	Nebraska	Hurricane	93
85	EM-3097-GA	Severe Snowfall, Winter Storm 1993	Georgia	Snowstorm	93
86	EM-3641-IN	Severe Winter Storm 2026	Indiana	Winter Storm	92
87	DR-4515-IN	COVID-19 Pandemic 2020	Indiana	Biological	92
88	EM-3456-IN	COVID-19 2020	Indiana	Biological	92
89	EM-3238-IN	Hurricane Katrina Evacuation 2005	Indiana	Hurricane	92
90	DR-4864-KY	Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides 2025	Kentucky	Severe Storm	91
91	EM-3368-GA	Severe Winter Storm 2014	Georgia	Severe Ice Storm	91
92	DR-4702-KY	Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides 2023	Kentucky	Severe Storm	88
93	DR-4507-OH	COVID-19 Pandemic 2020	Ohio	Biological	88
94	EM-3457-OH	COVID-19 2020	Ohio	Biological	88
95	EM-3346-OH	Severe Storms 2012	Ohio	Severe Storm	88
96	EM-3294-TX	Hurricane Ike 2008	Texas	Hurricane	88
97	EM-3250-OH	Hurricane Katrina Evacuation 2005	Ohio	Hurricane	88
98	DR-1556-OH	Severe Storms and Flooding 2004	Ohio	Severe Storm	88
99	DR-1135-VA	Hurricane Fran and Associated Severe Storm Cond 1996	Virginia	Hurricane	88
100	EM-3055-OH	Blizzards & Snowstorms 1978	Ohio	Snowstorm	88