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Disaster declarations in New York

Every federal declaration for New York from 1954 to 2024, with the counties named in each and the assistance programs that were declared.

118declarations 85major disasters 30emergencies 3fire declarations $45.04 billionfederal aid reported*

Declarations per year, 1953–2026

19531970199020102026

By hazard

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

Counties named most often

CountyDeclarationsPopulation 2024
Delaware County3944,191
Ulster County37182,977
Orange County36411,767
Suffolk County361,535,909
Sullivan County3580,450
Westchester County321,006,447
Chenango County3145,776
Nassau County311,392,438
Broome County30196,397
Rockland County30348,144
Greene County2946,903
Putnam County2998,409
Rensselaer County29160,749
Schoharie County2930,151
Lewis County2826,570

All declarations

118 declarations
DeclaredNumberTitleHazardAreasProgramsFederal aid
Oct 7, 1954 DR-26-NY Hurricanes Hurricane statewideIAPAHM —
Aug 22, 1955 DR-45-NY Hurricane & Floods Hurricane statewideIAPAHM —
Mar 29, 1956 DR-52-NY Flood Flood statewideIAPAHM —
Mar 16, 1962 DR-129-NY Severe Storm, High Tides & Flooding Flood statewideIAPAHM —
Aug 23, 1963 DR-158-NY Heavy Rains & Flooding Flood statewideIAPAHM —
Aug 18, 1965 DR-204-NY Water Shortage Drought 14IAPA —
Oct 30, 1967 DR-233-NY Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 2IAPA —
Aug 26, 1969 DR-275-NY Heavy Rains & Flooding Flood 1IAPA —
Jul 22, 1970 DR-290-NY Heavy Rains & Flooding Flood 4PA —
Sep 13, 1971 DR-311-NY Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 13PA —
Jun 23, 1972 DR-338-NY Tropical Storm Agnes Flood 26IAPA —
Mar 21, 1973 DR-367-NY High Winds, Wave Action & Flooding Flood 8IAPA —
Jul 20, 1973 DR-401-NY Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 6IAPA —
Jul 23, 1974 DR-447-NY Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 4IAPA —
Oct 2, 1975 DR-487-NY Storms, Rains, Landslides & Flooding Flood 16IAPA —
Mar 19, 1976 DR-494-NY Ice Storm,severe Storms & Flooding Severe Ice Storm 7IAPA —
Jun 29, 1976 DR-512-NY Flash Flooding Flood 2PA —
Jul 21, 1976 DR-515-NY Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 7IAPA —
Sep 3, 1976 DR-520-NY Hurricane Belle Hurricane 3IAPA —
Feb 5, 1977 DR-527-NY Snowstorms Snowstorm 9IAPA —
Apr 17, 1984 DR-702-NY Coastal Storms & Flooding Flood 12IAPA —
Sep 25, 1984 DR-725-NY Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 3IAPA —
Mar 20, 1985 DR-733-NY Flooding Flood 2PA —
Mar 22, 1985 DR-734-NY Snow Melt & Ice Jams Snowstorm 2PA —
Oct 18, 1985 DR-750-NY Hurricane Gloria Hurricane 2PA —
May 15, 1987 DR-792-NY Flooding Flood 5IAPA —
Nov 10, 1987 DR-801-NY Severe Winter Storm Snowstorm 9PA —
Mar 21, 1991 DR-898-NY Severe Winter Storm Snowstorm 13PA —
Sep 16, 1991 DR-918-NY Hurricane Bob Hurricane 1PA —
Dec 21, 1992 DR-974-NY Coastal Storm, High Tides, Heavy Rain, & Flooding Flood 5IAPA —
Apr 2, 1993 DR-984-NY Explosion at World Trade Center Human Cause 1PA —
Jan 12, 1996 DR-1083-NY Blizzard of 96 (Severe Snow Storm) Snowstorm 19PA —
Jan 24, 1996 DR-1095-NY Severe Storms and Flooding Flood 41IAPA —
Nov 19, 1996 DR-1146-NY Severe Storms, Flooding, Heavy Rains, High Winds Severe Storm 4IAPA —
Dec 9, 1996 DR-1148-NY Severe Storms High Winds, Rain and Flooding Severe Storm 12IAPA —
Jan 6, 1998 DR-1196-NY Severe Storms and Flooding Snowstorm 10IAPA —
Jun 16, 1998 DR-1222-NY Severe Storms and Tornadoes Severe Storm 6PA —
Jul 7, 1998 DR-1233-NY Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 15IAPA —
Sep 11, 1998 DR-1244-NY Ny - Severe Wx, Sept 7, 1998 Severe Storm 11IAPAHM $2.8 million
Sep 19, 1999 DR-1296-NY Hurricane Floyd Major Disaster Declarations Hurricane 15IAPAHM $45.6 million
Jul 21, 2000 DR-1335-NY Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 28PAHM $33.8 million
Sep 11, 2001 DR-1391-NY Fires and Explosions Fire 62IAPAHM $5.00 billion
Mar 1, 2002 DR-1404-NY Severe Winter Storm Snowstorm 1PAHM $6.3 million
May 16, 2002 DR-1415-NY Earthquake Earthquake 6IAHM $573,827
May 12, 2003 DR-1467-NY Ice Storm Severe Ice Storm 16IHPIAPAHM $46.0 million
Aug 29, 2003 DR-1486-NY Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes Severe Storm 17IHPIAPAHM $27.0 million
Aug 3, 2004 DR-1534-NY Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 62PAHM $19.2 million
Oct 1, 2004 DR-1564-NY Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 18IHPIAPAHM $17.8 million
Oct 1, 2004 DR-1565-NY Tropical Depression Ivan Severe Storm 9IHPIAPAHM $13.9 million
Apr 19, 2005 DR-1589-NY Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 21IHPIAPAHM $62.0 million
Jul 1, 2006 DR-1650-NY Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 21IHPIAPAHM $260.2 million
Oct 24, 2006 DR-1665-NY Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 4IHPIAPAHM $128.7 million
Dec 12, 2006 DR-1670-NY Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 9IHPIAPAHM $33.2 million
Apr 24, 2007 DR-1692-NY Severe Storms and Inland and Coastal Flooding Severe Storm 14IHPIAPAHM $99.4 million
Jul 2, 2007 DR-1710-NY Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 3PAHM $14.6 million
Aug 31, 2007 DR-1724-NY Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornado Severe Storm 2IHPIAHM $5.3 million
Mar 4, 2009 DR-1827-NY Severe Winter Storm Severe Storm 9PAHM $20.2 million
Sep 1, 2009 DR-1857-NY Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 6IHPPAHM $47.2 million
Dec 31, 2009 DR-1869-NY Severe Storms and Flooding Assoc W Td Ida & Nor'easter Severe Storm 2PAHM $17.7 million
Apr 16, 2010 DR-1899-NY Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 9PAHM $102.5 million
Oct 14, 2010 DR-1943-NY Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Straight-Line Winds Tornado 3PAHM $23.2 million
Feb 18, 2011 DR-1957-NY Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm Severe Storm 10PAHM $49.8 million
Jun 10, 2011 DR-1993-NY Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, and Straight-Line Winds Flood 23PAHM $40.4 million
Aug 25, 1995 FM-2115-NY Rocky Point/Cranberry Bog Fire Fire statewidePA —
Aug 9, 1999 FM-2269-NY West Point Fire Complex Fire 1PA $728,217
Nov 2, 1974 EM-3004-NY Floodng (Nys Barge Canal) Flood 1IA —
Jan 29, 1977 EM-3027-NY Snowstorms Snowstorm 9IAPA —
Aug 7, 1978 EM-3066-NY Chemical Waste, Love Canal Toxic Substances 1PA —
May 21, 1980 EM-3080-NY Chemical Waste, Love Canal Toxic Substances 1PA —
Mar 17, 1993 EM-3107-NY Severe Blizzard Snowstorm 62PA —
Jan 15, 1999 EM-3136-NY Snow Snowstorm 10PA $4.7 million
Mar 10, 1999 EM-3138-NY Snow Snowstorm 6PA $3.1 million
Sep 18, 1999 EM-3149-NY Hurricane Floyd Emergency Declarations Hurricane 4PA —
Oct 11, 2000 EM-3155-NY West Nile Virus Other 61PA $4.7 million
Dec 4, 2000 EM-3157-NY Snow Snowstorm 3PA $5.0 million
Dec 31, 2001 EM-3170-NY Snow Snowstorm 6PA $16.6 million
Feb 25, 2003 EM-3173-NY Snowstorms Snowstorm 20PA $16.0 million
Mar 27, 2003 EM-3184-NY Snow Snowstorm 22PA $33.7 million
Aug 23, 2003 EM-3186-NY Power Outage Other 62PA $5.4 million
Mar 3, 2004 EM-3195-NY Snow Snowstorm 4PA $2.7 million
Sep 30, 2005 EM-3262-NY Hurricane Katrina Evacuation Hurricane 62PA $2.8 million
Oct 15, 2006 EM-3268-NY Lake Effect Snowstorm Snowstorm 4PA —
Feb 23, 2007 EM-3273-NY Record Snow and Near Record Snow Snowstorm 3PA $2.6 million
Dec 18, 2008 EM-3299-NY Severe Winter Storm Severe Storm 16PA $11.5 million
Aug 26, 2011 EM-3328-NY Hurricane Irene Hurricane 17PA $1.3 million
Sep 8, 2011 EM-3341-NY Remnants of Tropical Storm Lee Severe Storm 15PA $3,194
Oct 28, 2012 EM-3351-NY Hurricane Sandy Hurricane 62PA —
Mar 13, 2020 EM-3434-NY COVID-19 Biological 62PA —
Mar 13, 2020 EM-3504-NY COVID-19 Biological tribalPA $3.4 million
Mar 13, 2020 EM-3557-NY COVID-19 Biological tribalPA $187,851
Aug 22, 2021 EM-3565-NY Hurricane Henri Hurricane 26PA —
Sep 2, 2021 EM-3572-NY Remnants of Hurricane Ida Hurricane 14PA —
Nov 20, 2022 EM-3589-NY Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm Winter Storm 11PA $1.2 million
Dec 26, 2022 EM-3590-NY Severe Winter Storm Winter Storm 2PA —
Aug 25, 2024 EM-3613-NY Severe Storm and Flooding Severe Storm 1PA —
Aug 31, 2011 DR-4020-NY Hurricane Irene Hurricane 32IHPPAHM $731.9 million
Sep 13, 2011 DR-4031-NY Remnants of Tropical Storm Lee Severe Storm 15IHPPAHM $402.0 million
Oct 30, 2012 DR-4085-NY Hurricane Sandy Hurricane 14IHPPAHM $17.25 billion
Apr 23, 2013 DR-4111-NY Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm Severe Storm 1PAHM $24.7 million
Jul 12, 2013 DR-4129-NY Severe Storms and Flooding Flood 16PAHM $71.2 million
Jul 8, 2014 DR-4180-NY Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 11PAHM $31.9 million
Dec 22, 2014 DR-4204-NY Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, and Flooding Snowstorm 9PAHM $33.8 million
Jul 12, 2017 DR-4322-NY Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm Snowstorm 28PAHM $28.8 million
Nov 14, 2017 DR-4348-NY Flooding Flood 8PAHM $32.2 million
Oct 1, 2018 DR-4397-NY Severe Storms and Flooding Flood 7PAHM $30.8 million
Dec 19, 2019 DR-4472-NY Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding Severe Storm 18PAHM $94.5 million
Mar 20, 2020 DR-4480-NY COVID-19 Pandemic Biological 62IHPPAHM $17.78 billion
Oct 2, 2020 DR-4567-NY Tropical Storm Isaias Hurricane 7PAHM $793.1 million
Sep 5, 2021 DR-4615-NY Remnants of Hurricane Ida Hurricane 14IHPPAHM $1.02 billion
Oct 8, 2021 DR-4625-NY Remnants of Tropical Storm Fred Hurricane 9PAHM $195.9 million
Mar 15, 2023 DR-4694-NY Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm Snowstorm 5IHPPAHM $41.5 million
Jul 22, 2023 DR-4723-NY Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 9PAHM $82.3 million
Jan 30, 2024 DR-4755-NY Severe Storm and Flooding Flood 3PAHM $15.0 million
Aug 29, 2024 DR-4814-NY Severe Storm, Tornadoes, and Flooding Flood 5PAHM $23.8 million
Sep 20, 2024 DR-4818-NY Severe Storm and Flooding Tropical Storm tribalIHPPAHM $15.9 million
Sep 24, 2024 DR-4825-NY Remnants of Tropical Storm Debby Tropical Storm 11PAHM $89.2 million
Oct 21, 2024 DR-4839-NY Severe Storm and Flooding Severe Storm 3PAHM $14.9 million
Nov 15, 2024 FM-5547-NY Jennings Creek Fire Fire 1PAHM $1.4 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.