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Disaster declarations in Minnesota

Every federal declaration for Minnesota from 1957 to 2025, with the counties named in each and the assistance programs that were declared.

81declarations 63major disasters 8emergencies 10fire declarations $1.31 billionfederal aid reported*

Declarations per year, 1953–2026

19531970199020102026

By hazard

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

Counties named most often

CountyDeclarationsPopulation 2024
Norman County326,284
Polk County3130,413
Kittson County303,992
Marshall County308,771
Clay County2966,848
Roseau County2615,265
Traverse County253,134
Wilkin County256,268
Blue Earth County2470,700
Yellow Medicine County249,373
Red Lake County233,882
Faribault County2213,886
Nicollet County2234,493
Renville County2214,453
Aitkin County2116,335

All declarations

81 declarations
DeclaredNumberTitleHazardAreasProgramsFederal aid
Jun 22, 1957 DR-80-MN Floods Flood statewideIAPAHM —
Apr 11, 1965 DR-188-MN Flooding Flood 65IAPA —
Mar 22, 1966 DR-215-MN Flooding Flood 25IAPA —
Aug 15, 1968 DR-249-MN Heavy Rains & Flooding Flood 5IAPA —
Sep 9, 1968 DR-250-MN Heavy Rains & Flooding Flood 1IAPA —
Apr 18, 1969 DR-255-MN Flooding Flood 70IAPA —
Aug 5, 1969 DR-268-MN Heavy Rains & Flooding Flood 4IAPA —
Jul 22, 1970 DR-291-MN Heavy Rains & Flooding Flood 11IAPA —
Aug 1, 1972 DR-347-MN Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 13IAPA —
Aug 25, 1972 DR-350-MN Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 5IAPA —
Jun 10, 1974 DR-440-MN Heavy Rains & Flooding Flood 12IAPA —
Jul 13, 1974 DR-446-MN Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 6IAPA —
Jul 5, 1975 DR-473-MN Flooding Flood 1IAPA —
Jul 17, 1975 DR-476-MN Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding Severe Storm 17IAPA —
Apr 22, 1978 DR-555-MN Storms, Ice Jams, Snowmelt & Flooding Flood 10IAPA —
Jul 8, 1978 DR-560-MN Severe Storms, Flooding, Hail & Tornadoes Severe Storm 17IAPA —
Apr 30, 1979 DR-582-MN Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 11IAPA —
Aug 6, 1987 DR-797-MN Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding Severe Storm 10IAPA —
May 8, 1989 DR-824-MN Flooding Flood 8IAPA —
Dec 26, 1991 DR-929-MN Ice Storm Severe Ice Storm 12PA —
Jun 26, 1992 DR-946-MN Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding Severe Storm 10IAPA —
Jun 11, 1993 DR-993-MN Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding Severe Storm 57IAPA —
Aug 18, 1995 DR-1064-MN Severe Thunderstorms, Winds, Flooding, Tornadoes, and Heat Severe Storm 15PA —
Jan 5, 1996 DR-1078-MN High Winds, Freezing Rain, Heavy Snowfall Snowstorm 4PA —
Jun 1, 1996 DR-1116-MN Flooding and Severe Storms Flood 26PA —
Jan 7, 1997 DR-1151-MN Severe Ice Storm Severe Storm 12PA —
Jan 16, 1997 DR-1158-MN Severe Winter Storms Severe Storm 55PA —
Apr 8, 1997 DR-1175-MN Severe Flooding, High Winds,severe Storms Flood 59IAPA —
Aug 25, 1997 DR-1187-MN Severe Storms, Tornadoes, High Winds, Flooding Severe Storm 7IAPA —
Apr 1, 1998 DR-1212-MN Tornadoes and Severe Storms Tornado 7IAPA —
Jun 23, 1998 DR-1225-MN Severe Storms, Straight Line Winds, and Tornadoes Tornado 19PA —
Jul 28, 1999 DR-1283-MN Severe Storms, Winds, and Flooding Severe Storm 9IAPAHM $14.4 million
Aug 26, 1999 DR-1288-MN Severe Ice Storm and Flooding Severe Ice Storm 6PAHM $9.1 million
Jun 27, 2000 DR-1333-MN Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 17IAPAHM $16.4 million
May 16, 2001 DR-1370-MN Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes Flood 66IAPAHM $41.3 million
Jun 14, 2002 DR-1419-MN Severe Storms, Flooding and Tornadoes Severe Storm 19IAPAHM $32.3 million
Oct 7, 2004 DR-1569-MN Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 7IHPIAPAHM $8.9 million
Jan 4, 2006 DR-1622-MN Severe Winter Storm Severe Storm 9PA $8.8 million
Jun 5, 2006 DR-1648-MN Flooding Flood 9PAHM $7.4 million
Aug 23, 2007 DR-1717-MN Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 8IHPIAPAHM $55.2 million
Jun 25, 2008 DR-1772-MN Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 6PAHM $7.1 million
Apr 9, 2009 DR-1830-MN Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 28IHPPAHM $35.2 million
Apr 19, 2010 DR-1900-MN Flooding Flood 26PAHM $14.5 million
Jul 2, 2010 DR-1921-MN Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding Tornado 13PAHM $15.4 million
Oct 13, 2010 DR-1941-MN Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 29PAHM $26.1 million
May 10, 2011 DR-1982-MN Severe Storms and Flooding Flood 33PAHM $20.8 million
Jun 7, 2011 DR-1990-MN Severe Storms and Tornadoes Severe Storm 2PAHM $3.7 million
Sep 8, 1976 FM-2018-MN Huntersville Fire statewidePA —
Sep 11, 1976 FM-2019-MN Tower Fire statewidePA —
Sep 11, 1976 FM-2020-MN Tamarack Fire statewidePA —
Sep 11, 1976 FM-2021-MN Tate Fire statewidePA —
Sep 11, 1976 FM-2022-MN Little Swan Fire statewidePA —
Sep 11, 1976 FM-2023-MN Galvin Line Fire statewidePA —
Oct 1, 1976 FM-2024-MN McGregor Fire Fire statewidePA —
Oct 20, 2000 FM-2345-MN Mn - Carlos Edge Fire Complex - 10/19/2000 Fire 5PA $2.5 million
Jun 1, 2002 FM-2409-MN Mn - by-Pass Fire - 05/31/2002 Fire 1PA $209,475
Jun 17, 1976 EM-3013-MN Drought Drought 78PA —
Sep 13, 2005 EM-3242-MN Hurricane Katrina Evacuation Hurricane 87PA $2.5 million
Aug 21, 2007 EM-3278-MN Bridge Collapse Other 1PA $3.6 million
Mar 26, 2009 EM-3304-MN Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 7PA $544,795
Mar 19, 2010 EM-3310-MN Flooding Flood 28PA —
Mar 13, 2020 EM-3453-MN COVID-19 Biological 87PA —
Mar 13, 2020 EM-3503-MN COVID-19 Biological tribalPA —
Mar 13, 2020 EM-3508-MN COVID-19 Biological tribalPA —
Jul 28, 2011 DR-4009-MN Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes Severe Storm 15PAHM $11.5 million
Jul 6, 2012 DR-4069-MN Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 15PAHM $47.1 million
May 3, 2013 DR-4113-MN Severe Winter Storm Severe Storm 5PAHM $12.0 million
Jul 25, 2013 DR-4131-MN Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding Severe Storm 18PAHM $15.4 million
Jul 21, 2014 DR-4182-MN Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides Flood 37PAHM $45.5 million
Nov 2, 2016 DR-4290-MN Severe Storms and Flooding Flood 10IHPPAHM $10.6 million
Sep 5, 2018 DR-4390-MN Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding Flood 28PAHM $28.5 million
Feb 1, 2019 DR-4414-MN Severe Storms and Flooding Flood 1PAHM $11.2 million
Jun 12, 2019 DR-4442-MN Severe Winter Storm, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding Flood 51PAHM $87.8 million
Apr 7, 2020 DR-4531-MN COVID-19 Pandemic Biological 87IHPPAHM $604.7 million
Jul 8, 2022 DR-4658-MN Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 23PAHM $15.0 million
Jul 13, 2022 DR-4659-MN Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding Flood 15PAHM $24.3 million
Aug 9, 2022 DR-4666-MN Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 23PAHM $8.0 million
Jul 19, 2023 DR-4722-MN Severe Storms and Flooding Flood 25PAHM $12.1 million
Jun 28, 2024 DR-4797-MN Severe Storms and Flooding Flood 32IHPPAHM $49.0 million
Oct 22, 2025 DR-4894-MN Severe Storms and Straight-Line Winds Straight-Line Winds tribalIHPPA $283,940
May 14, 2025 FM-5583-MN Munger Shaw Fire Fire 1PAHM —

* 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.