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Disaster declarations in Michigan

Every federal declaration for Michigan from 1953 to 2026, with the counties named in each and the assistance programs that were declared.

46declarations 35major disasters 10emergencies 1fire declarations $3.26 billionfederal aid reported*

Declarations per year, 1953–2026

19531970199020102026

By hazard

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

Counties named most often

CountyDeclarationsPopulation 2024
Macomb County18886,175
Saginaw County18187,714
Allegan County17122,429
Wayne County171,771,063
Ionia County1666,250
Ottawa County16306,235
Oakland County151,296,888
Barry County1464,025
Bay County14102,651
Eaton County14109,494
Genesee County14402,279
Midland County1484,022
Muskegon County14177,428
Osceola County1423,484
Shiawassee County1467,982

All declarations

46 declarations
DeclaredNumberTitleHazardAreasProgramsFederal aid
Jun 2, 1953 DR-4-MI Tornado Tornado statewideIAPAHM —
Jun 9, 1953 DR-6-MI Tornado Tornado statewideIAPAHM —
Apr 5, 1956 DR-53-MI Tornado Tornado statewideIAPAHM —
Apr 14, 1965 DR-190-MI Tornadoes & Severe Storms Tornado 16IAPA —
Apr 5, 1972 DR-330-MI Severe Storm & Freezing Snowstorm 9PA —
Dec 1, 1972 DR-363-MI Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 9IAPA —
Apr 12, 1973 DR-371-MI Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 14IAPA —
Apr 12, 1974 DR-429-MI Tornadoes Tornado 1IAPA —
Apr 26, 1975 DR-465-MI Severe Storms, High Winds & Flooding Flood 17IAPA —
Sep 30, 1975 DR-486-MI Severe Storms, High Winds & Flooding Flood 16IAPA —
Mar 19, 1976 DR-495-MI Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Icing & Flooding Severe Storm 29IAPA —
May 16, 1980 DR-621-MI Severe Storms & Tornadoes Tornado 2IAPA —
Sep 8, 1980 DR-631-MI Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 10PA —
Mar 29, 1982 DR-654-MI Flooding Flood 2IA —
Sep 18, 1985 DR-744-MI Severe Storms and Flooding Flood 21IAPA —
Sep 18, 1986 DR-774-MI Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 30IAPA —
May 10, 1994 DR-1028-MI Severe Deep Freeze Freezing 10PA —
Jul 23, 1996 DR-1128-MI Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 7IAPA —
Jul 11, 1997 DR-1181-MI Severe Storms, Tornadoes,and Flooding Severe Storm 5IAPA —
Jun 24, 1998 DR-1226-MI Severe Storms Severe Storm 13PA —
Aug 5, 1998 DR-1237-MI Severe Storms and High Winds Severe Storm 2PA —
Oct 17, 2000 DR-1346-MI Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 2IAHM $25.6 million
May 6, 2002 DR-1413-MI Flooding Flood 6PAHM $5.7 million
Jun 30, 2004 DR-1527-MI Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 26IHPIAHM $42.5 million
Jul 14, 2008 DR-1777-MI Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 12PAHM $15.7 million
May 6, 1999 FM-2261-MI Mi - Tower Lake Mountain Fire - 05/06/1999 Fire 1PA $398,521
Feb 5, 1977 EM-3030-MI Snowstorms Snowstorm 12PA —
Mar 2, 1977 EM-3035-MI Drought Drought 44PA —
Jan 27, 1978 EM-3057-MI Blizzards & Snowstorms Snowstorm 83PA —
Jan 27, 1999 EM-3137-MI Mi - Severe Weather 1/2 /99 Snowstorm 31PA $9.0 million
Jan 10, 2001 EM-3160-MI Snow Snowstorm 39PA $9.2 million
Sep 23, 2003 EM-3189-MI Power Outage Other 14PA $4.9 million
Sep 7, 2005 EM-3225-MI Hurricane Katrina Evacuation Hurricane 83PA $2.1 million
Jan 16, 2016 EM-3375-MI Contaminated Water Toxic Substances 1PA —
Mar 13, 2020 EM-3455-MI COVID-19 Biological 83PA —
May 21, 2020 EM-3525-MI Severe Storms and Flooding Dam/Levee Break 2PA —
Jun 18, 2013 DR-4121-MI Flooding Flood 16PAHM $5.1 million
Sep 25, 2014 DR-4195-MI Severe Storms and Flooding Flood 3IHPPAHM $195.3 million
Aug 2, 2017 DR-4326-MI Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 4IHPHM $5.7 million
Aug 2, 2018 DR-4381-MI Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides Flood 3PAHM $35.8 million
Mar 27, 2020 DR-4494-MI COVID-19 Pandemic Biological 83IHPPAHM $1.85 billion
Jul 9, 2020 DR-4547-MI Severe Storms and Flooding Dam/Levee Break 5IHPPAHM $72.0 million
Jul 15, 2021 DR-4607-MI Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes Severe Storm 5IHPPAHM $239.4 million
Feb 8, 2024 DR-4757-MI Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding Flood 9IHPHM $456.0 million
Jul 22, 2025 DR-4880-MI Severe Winter Storm Severe Ice Storm 13PA $233.2 million
Jun 30, 2026 DR-4925-MI Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding Flood 37IHPPA $54.0 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.