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Disaster declarations in Illinois

Every federal declaration for Illinois from 1957 to 2024, with the counties named in each and the assistance programs that were declared.

68declarations 59major disasters 9emergencies 0fire declarations $4.16 billionfederal aid reported*

Declarations per year, 1953–2026

19531970199020102026

By hazard

Links open the declarations for that hazard in Illinois where there are five or more.

Counties named most often

CountyDeclarationsPopulation 2024
Calhoun County254,224
Pike County2514,258
Cook County245,182,617
Adams County2164,109
Cass County2112,713
Fulton County2032,510
Jersey County2021,150
LaSalle County20108,390
Monroe County2034,969
Greene County1911,417
Hancock County1917,008
St. Clair County19251,149
Will County19708,583
Winnebago County19283,790
Mason County1812,543

All declarations

68 declarations
DeclaredNumberTitleHazardAreasProgramsFederal aid
Jun 22, 1957 DR-78-IL Floods Flood statewideIAPAHM —
May 27, 1961 DR-115-IL Floods & Tornadoes Flood statewideIAPAHM —
Apr 25, 1965 DR-194-IL Tornadoes, Severe Storms & Flooding Tornado 10IAPA —
Apr 25, 1967 DR-227-IL Tornadoes Tornado 9IAPA —
Jun 5, 1968 DR-242-IL Tornadoes, Severe Storms & Flooding Tornado 8IAPA —
Jun 6, 1969 DR-262-IL Flooding Flood 10IAPA —
Aug 30, 1969 DR-276-IL Heavy Rains & Flooding Flood 15IAPA —
Sep 4, 1972 DR-351-IL Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 3IAPA —
Apr 26, 1973 DR-373-IL Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 52IAPA —
Apr 11, 1974 DR-427-IL Tornadoes Tornado 4IAPA —
Jun 10, 1974 DR-438-IL Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 46IAPA —
Jul 25, 1975 DR-478-IL Tornado Tornado 1IAPA —
Jun 18, 1976 DR-509-IL Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding Severe Storm 2IAPA —
Apr 30, 1979 DR-583-IL Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 29IAPA —
Jun 30, 1981 DR-643-IL Severe Storms, Flooding & Tornadoes Severe Storm 4IAPA —
Jun 5, 1982 DR-660-IL Severe Storms & Tornadoes Tornado 2IAPA —
Dec 13, 1982 DR-674-IL Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding Severe Storm 23IAPA —
Jun 6, 1983 DR-684-IL Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding Severe Storm 14PA —
Mar 29, 1985 DR-735-IL Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 23IAPA —
Oct 7, 1986 DR-776-IL Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 8IAPA —
Aug 21, 1987 DR-798-IL Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 3IAPA —
Jan 13, 1989 DR-819-IL Severe Storms & Tornadoes Tornado 5IAPA —
Mar 6, 1990 DR-860-IL Severe Ice Storm Severe Ice Storm 10PA —
Jun 22, 1990 DR-871-IL Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding Severe Storm 16IAPA —
Aug 29, 1990 DR-878-IL Tornadoes Tornado 3IAPA —
Apr 15, 1992 DR-941-IL Flooding Flood 1IAPA —
Jul 9, 1993 DR-997-IL Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 39IAPA —
Apr 26, 1994 DR-1025-IL Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 16IAPA —
May 30, 1995 DR-1053-IL Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 19IAPA —
Apr 23, 1996 DR-1110-IL Severe Storms and Tornadoes Severe Storm 5IAPA —
May 6, 1996 DR-1112-IL Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 28IAPA —
Jul 25, 1996 DR-1129-IL Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 11IAPA —
Mar 21, 1997 DR-1170-IL Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 6IAPA —
Sep 17, 1997 DR-1188-IL Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 1IA —
May 28, 1999 DR-1278-IL Severe Storms and Flash Flooding Severe Storm 1IAPAHM $615,189
May 9, 2001 DR-1368-IL Flooding Flood 10IAPAHM $6.5 million
May 21, 2002 DR-1416-IL Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding Tornado 68IAPAHM $17.7 million
May 15, 2003 DR-1469-IL Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 16IHPIAHM $1.7 million
Apr 23, 2004 DR-1513-IL Severe Storms and Tornadoes Severe Storm 4IHPIAPAHM $2.8 million
Mar 28, 2006 DR-1633-IL Tornadoes and Severe Storms Severe Storm 6IHPIAPAHM $12.0 million
Feb 9, 2007 DR-1681-IL Severe Winter Storm Severe Ice Storm 18PAHM $24.8 million
Aug 30, 2007 DR-1722-IL Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 2IHPIAHM $1.8 million
Sep 25, 2007 DR-1729-IL Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 9IHPIAPAHM $23.9 million
Mar 7, 2008 DR-1747-IL Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 2IHPHM $5.3 million
Jun 24, 2008 DR-1771-IL Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 25IHPPAHM $69.5 million
Oct 3, 2008 DR-1800-IL Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 16IHPPAHM $103.4 million
Mar 2, 2009 DR-1826-IL Severe Winter Storm Severe Storm 9PAHM $12.2 million
Jul 2, 2009 DR-1850-IL Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes Severe Storm 8PAHM $16.4 million
Aug 19, 2010 DR-1935-IL Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 11IHPPAHM $426.8 million
Mar 17, 2011 DR-1960-IL Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm Snowstorm 65PAHM $52.8 million
Jun 7, 2011 DR-1991-IL Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 21IHPPAHM $30.8 million
Jan 16, 1979 EM-3068-IL Blizzards & Snowstorms Snowstorm 24PA —
Jan 8, 1999 EM-3134-IL Il-Winter Storm 1/1/99 Snowstorm 52PA $25.5 million
Jan 17, 2001 EM-3161-IL Illinois Winter Snow Storms Snowstorm 27PA $16.5 million
Feb 1, 2005 EM-3199-IL Record/Near Record Snow Snowstorm 16PA $878,191
Sep 7, 2005 EM-3230-IL Hurricane Katrina Evacuation Hurricane 102PA $4.4 million
Dec 29, 2006 EM-3269-IL Snow Snowstorm 26PA $6.2 million
Mar 13, 2008 EM-3283-IL Record Snow and Near Record Snow Snowstorm 8PA $5.0 million
Mar 13, 2020 EM-3435-IL COVID-19 Biological 102PA —
Dec 13, 2021 EM-3577-IL Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes Tornado 14PA $252,457
May 10, 2013 DR-4116-IL Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding Flood 47IHPPAHM $226.7 million
Nov 26, 2013 DR-4157-IL Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes Tornado 15IHPHM $3.1 million
Sep 19, 2019 DR-4461-IL Severe Storms and Flooding Flood 28PAHM $72.1 million
Mar 26, 2020 DR-4489-IL COVID-19 Pandemic Biological 102IHPPAHM $2.33 billion
Oct 14, 2022 DR-4676-IL Severe Storm and Flooding Flood 1IHPHM $28.2 million
Aug 15, 2023 DR-4728-IL Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 22IHPPAHM $353.1 million
Nov 20, 2023 DR-4749-IL Severe Storms and Flooding Flood 1IHPHM $64.5 million
Sep 20, 2024 DR-4819-IL Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Floodng Flood 7IHPHM $212.2 million

* Individual Assistance approved plus Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation obligated, for declarations where OpenFEMA publishes totals; as reported on October 29, 2026. Programs: IHP — Individuals and Households, IA — Individual Assistance, PA — Public Assistance, HM — Hazard Mitigation.