29declarations
20major disasters
9emergencies
1970first on record
2024latest
By hazard
Severe Storm11
Flood7
Snowstorm6
Hurricane3
Biological2
By decade
21970s
11980s
71990s
122000s
12010s
62020s
Population: 50,478 in April 2020, 51,338 in July 2024 (Census Bureau estimates).
Declarations naming Somerset County
| Declared | Number | Title | Hazard | Programs | Federal aid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 2024 | DR-4754-ME | Severe Storm and Flooding | Severe Storm | IHPPAHM | $49.6 million |
| Sep 14, 2023 | EM-3598-ME | Hurricane Lee | Hurricane | PA | $21,091 |
| Jul 6, 2023 | DR-4719-ME | Severe Storm and Flooding | Flood | PAHM | $16.0 million |
| Mar 22, 2023 | DR-4696-ME | Severe Storm and Flooding | Severe Storm | PAHM | $5.7 million |
| Apr 4, 2020 | DR-4522-ME | COVID-19 Pandemic | Biological | IHPPAHM | $595.0 million |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3444-ME | COVID-19 | Biological | PA | — |
| Jan 2, 2018 | DR-4354-ME | Severe Storm and Flooding | Severe Storm | PAHM | $8.2 million |
| Jul 30, 2009 | DR-1852-ME | Severe Storms, Flooding, and Landslides | Severe Storm | PAHM | $3.1 million |
| May 9, 2008 | DR-1755-ME | Severe Storms and Flooding | Flood | IHPPAHM | $4.5 million |
| Apr 25, 2007 | DR-1693-ME | Severe Storms and Inland and Coastal Flooding | Severe Storm | IHPIAPAHM | $30.5 million |
| Sep 19, 2005 | EM-3256-ME | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation | Hurricane | PA | $51,276 |
| Jun 29, 2005 | DR-1591-ME | Severe Storms, Flooding, Snow Melt, and Ice Jams | Severe Storm | PAHM | $7.4 million |
| Apr 1, 2005 | EM-3209-ME | Snow | Snowstorm | PA | $3.3 million |
| Mar 14, 2005 | EM-3206-ME | Record and/Or Near Record Snow | Snowstorm | PA | $4.0 million |
| Feb 5, 2004 | DR-1508-ME | Severe Storms, Flooding, Snow Melt and Ice Jams | Severe Storm | PAHM | $2.6 million |
| Jan 26, 2004 | EM-3194-ME | Snow | Snowstorm | PA | $1.2 million |
| Jan 15, 2004 | EM-3190-ME | Snow | Snowstorm | PA | $2.3 million |
| Mar 20, 2001 | EM-3164-ME | Snow | Snowstorm | PA | $3.4 million |
| Apr 28, 2000 | DR-1326-ME | Severe Storms, Flooding, and Ice Jams | Severe Storm | PAHM | $2.5 million |
| Nov 18, 1999 | DR-1308-ME | Hurricane Floyd Major Disaster Declarations | Hurricane | PAHM | $1.1 million |
| Jul 2, 1998 | DR-1232-ME | Severe Storms and Flooding | Severe Storm | PA | — |
| Jan 13, 1998 | DR-1198-ME | Severe Ice Storms, Rains and High Winds | Severe Storm | IAPA | — |
| Mar 13, 1996 | DR-1106-ME | Severe Storms, Ice Jams, Flooding | Severe Storm | PA | — |
| May 11, 1993 | DR-988-ME | Heavy Rain, Snowmelt, Ice Jams & Flooding | Flood | PA | — |
| Mar 15, 1993 | EM-3099-ME | Blizzards, Severe Winds & Snowfall, Coastal Storm | Snowstorm | PA | — |
| Mar 27, 1992 | DR-940-ME | Heavy Rains, Ice Jams & Flooding | Flood | PA | — |
| Apr 9, 1987 | DR-788-ME | Severe Storms & Flooding | Flood | IAPA | — |
| Jan 18, 1974 | DR-410-ME | Severe Storms & Flooding | Flood | IAPA | — |
| Feb 27, 1970 | DR-284-ME | Severe Storms, Ice Jams & Flooding | Flood | IAPA | — |