By hazard
Links open the declarations for that hazard in North Carolina where there are five or more.
Counties named most often
| County | Declarations | Population 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Brunswick County | 35 | 167,112 |
| Beaufort County | 32 | 44,576 |
| Craven County | 32 | 104,167 |
| Hyde County | 32 | 4,583 |
| New Hanover County | 32 | 243,333 |
| Dare County | 31 | 38,183 |
| Pender County | 31 | 70,077 |
| Carteret County | 30 | 70,259 |
| Onslow County | 30 | 212,954 |
| Pamlico County | 30 | 12,550 |
| Pitt County | 30 | 180,783 |
| Columbus County | 29 | 50,054 |
| Davidson County | 29 | 177,809 |
| Lenoir County | 29 | 55,332 |
| Bertie County | 28 | 16,939 |
All declarations
85 declarations
| Declared | Number | Title | Hazard | Areas | Programs | Federal aid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 1954 | DR-28-NC | Hurricane | Hurricane | statewide | IAPAHM | — |
| Aug 13, 1955 | DR-37-NC | Hurricanes | Hurricane | statewide | IAPAHM | — |
| Apr 24, 1956 | DR-56-NC | Severe Storm | Severe Storm | statewide | IAPAHM | — |
| Oct 1, 1958 | DR-87-NC | Hurricane & Severe Storm | Hurricane | statewide | IAPAHM | — |
| Sep 16, 1960 | DR-107-NC | Hurricane Donna | Hurricane | statewide | IAPAHM | — |
| Mar 16, 1962 | DR-130-NC | Severe Storm, High Tides & Flooding | Flood | statewide | IAPAHM | — |
| Oct 13, 1964 | DR-179-NC | Severe Storms & Flooding | Flood | statewide | IAPAHM | — |
| Feb 10, 1968 | DR-234-NC | Severe Ice Storm | Severe Ice Storm | 21 | IAPA | — |
| Jun 25, 1973 | DR-394-NC | Severe Storms & Flooding | Flood | 9 | IAPA | — |
| Apr 12, 1974 | DR-428-NC | Tornadoes | Tornado | 6 | IAPA | — |
| Nov 9, 1977 | DR-542-NC | Severe Storms & Flooding | Flood | 16 | IAPA | — |
| Sep 29, 1979 | DR-605-NC | Severe Storms & Flooding | Flood | 1 | IAPA | — |
| Mar 30, 1984 | DR-699-NC | Severe Storms & Tornadoes | Tornado | 14 | IAPA | — |
| Sep 21, 1984 | DR-724-NC | Hurricane Diana | Hurricane | 6 | IAPA | — |
| Dec 2, 1988 | DR-818-NC | Severe Storms & Tornadoes | Tornado | 9 | IA | — |
| May 17, 1989 | DR-827-NC | Tornadoes | Tornado | 13 | IAPA | — |
| Sep 25, 1989 | DR-844-NC | Hurricane Hugo | Hurricane | 29 | IAPA | — |
| Sep 10, 1993 | DR-1003-NC | Hurricane Emily | Hurricane | 1 | IAPA | — |
| Oct 23, 1995 | DR-1073-NC | Severe Storms, Flooding, High Winds | Flood | 15 | PA | — |
| Jan 13, 1996 | DR-1087-NC | Blizzard of 96 | Snowstorm | 70 | PA | — |
| Feb 23, 1996 | DR-1103-NC | Winter Storm | Snowstorm | 34 | PA | — |
| Jul 18, 1996 | DR-1127-NC | Hurricane Bertha | Hurricane | 17 | IAPA | — |
| Sep 6, 1996 | DR-1134-NC | Hurricane Fran | Hurricane | 58 | IAPA | — |
| Jan 15, 1998 | DR-1200-NC | Severe Storms and Flooding | Severe Storm | 10 | IAPA | — |
| Mar 22, 1998 | DR-1211-NC | Severe Storms Tornadoes, and Flooding | Severe Storm | 7 | IAPA | — |
| Aug 27, 1998 | DR-1240-NC | Hurricane Bonnie | Hurricane | 30 | IAPAHM | $3.5 million |
| Sep 9, 1999 | DR-1291-NC | Hurricane Dennis | Hurricane | 6 | IAHM | $381,636 |
| Sep 16, 1999 | DR-1292-NC | Hurricane Floyd Major Disaster Declarations | Hurricane | 66 | IAPAHM | $365.9 million |
| Jan 31, 2000 | DR-1312-NC | Severe Winter Storm | Severe Storm | 33 | PAHM | $30.8 million |
| Dec 12, 2002 | DR-1448-NC | Severe Ice Storm | Severe Ice Storm | 44 | PAHM | $93.0 million |
| Mar 27, 2003 | DR-1457-NC | Ice Storm | Severe Ice Storm | 9 | PAHM | $15.5 million |
| Sep 18, 2003 | DR-1490-NC | Hurricane Isabel | Hurricane | 48 | IHPIAPAHM | $120.9 million |
| Sep 10, 2004 | DR-1546-NC | Tropical Storm Frances | Hurricane | 35 | IHPIAPAHM | $41.4 million |
| Sep 18, 2004 | DR-1553-NC | Hurricane Ivan | Hurricane | 29 | IHPIAPAHM | $47.0 million |
| Oct 7, 2005 | DR-1608-NC | Hurricane Ophelia | Hurricane | 10 | PAHM | $17.2 million |
| Oct 8, 2008 | DR-1801-NC | Tropical Storm Hanna | Severe Storm | 4 | PAHM | $5.1 million |
| Feb 2, 2010 | DR-1871-NC | Severe Winter Storms and Flooding | Severe Storm | 13 | PAHM | $20.6 million |
| Oct 14, 2010 | DR-1942-NC | Severe Storms, Flooding, and Straight-Line Winds | Severe Storm | 14 | IHPHM | $5.6 million |
| Apr 19, 2011 | DR-1969-NC | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | Severe Storm | 20 | IHPPAHM | $31.7 million |
| May 10, 1986 | FM-2059-NC | Topsail Fire | Fire | statewide | PA | — |
| Jun 13, 2008 | FM-2773-NC | Evans Road Fire | Fire | 3 | PA | $4.8 million |
| Jul 4, 2011 | FM-2936-NC | Simmons Road Fire | Fire | 2 | PA | $2.5 million |
| Mar 2, 1977 | EM-3033-NC | Drought & Freezing | Snowstorm | 30 | PA | — |
| Aug 11, 1977 | EM-3049-NC | Drought | Drought | 49 | PA | — |
| Mar 17, 1993 | EM-3110-NC | Severe Snowfall & Winter Storm | Snowstorm | 59 | PA | — |
| Sep 1, 1999 | EM-3141-NC | Hurricane Dennis | Hurricane | 11 | PA | $3.5 million |
| Sep 15, 1999 | EM-3146-NC | Hurricane Floyd Emergency Declarations | Hurricane | 66 | PA | — |
| Sep 5, 2005 | EM-3222-NC | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation | Hurricane | 100 | PA | $2.4 million |
| Sep 14, 2005 | EM-3254-NC | Hurricane Ophelia | Hurricane | 37 | PA | $5.2 million |
| Sep 1, 2010 | EM-3314-NC | Hurricane Earl | Hurricane | 30 | PA | $455,369 |
| Aug 25, 2011 | EM-3327-NC | Hurricane Irene | Hurricane | 34 | PA | — |
| Oct 7, 2016 | EM-3380-NC | Hurricane Matthew | Hurricane | 66 | PA | — |
| Sep 10, 2018 | EM-3401-NC | Hurricane Florence | Hurricane | 100 | PA | — |
| Sep 3, 2019 | EM-3423-NC | Hurricane Dorian | Hurricane | 100 | PA | — |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3471-NC | COVID-19 | Biological | 100 | PA | — |
| Aug 2, 2020 | EM-3534-NC | Hurricane Isaias | Hurricane | 100 | PA | — |
| Oct 1, 2022 | EM-3586-NC | Hurricane Ian | Hurricane | 100 | PA | $960,364 |
| Aug 6, 2024 | EM-3608-NC | Tropical Storm Debby | Tropical Storm | 74 | PA | $6.0 million |
| Sep 26, 2024 | EM-3617-NC | Hurricane Helene | Tropical Storm | 100 | PA | — |
| Jan 24, 2026 | EM-3637-NC | Severe Winter Storm | Winter Storm | 100 | PA | — |
| Aug 31, 2011 | DR-4019-NC | Hurricane Irene | Hurricane | 38 | IHPPAHM | $139.3 million |
| Mar 1, 2013 | DR-4103-NC | Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides | Mud/Landslide | tribal | PAHM | $4.6 million |
| Sep 25, 2013 | DR-4146-NC | Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides | Flood | 13 | PAHM | $11.2 million |
| Oct 29, 2013 | DR-4153-NC | Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, Mudslides | Flood | 6 | PAHM | $8.8 million |
| Mar 31, 2014 | DR-4167-NC | Severe Winter Storm | Severe Ice Storm | 9 | PAHM | $44.6 million |
| Oct 10, 2016 | DR-4285-NC | Hurricane Matthew | Hurricane | 50 | IHPPAHM | $469.5 million |
| May 8, 2018 | DR-4364-NC | Tornado and Severe Storms | Severe Storm | 2 | IHPHM | $749,949 |
| Sep 14, 2018 | DR-4393-NC | Hurricane Florence | Hurricane | 52 | IHPPAHM | $1.03 billion |
| Jan 31, 2019 | DR-4412-NC | Tropical Storm Michael | Hurricane | 21 | PAHM | $22.0 million |
| Oct 4, 2019 | DR-4465-NC | Hurricane Dorian | Hurricane | 28 | PAHM | $74.4 million |
| Mar 25, 2020 | DR-4487-NC | COVID-19 Pandemic | Biological | 100 | IHPPAHM | $2.19 billion |
| May 8, 2020 | DR-4543-NC | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | Severe Storm | 19 | PAHM | $15.9 million |
| Oct 14, 2020 | DR-4568-NC | Hurricane Isaias | Hurricane | 16 | PAHM | $34.8 million |
| Mar 3, 2021 | DR-4588-NC | Tropical Storm Eta | Severe Storm | 19 | PAHM | $44.3 million |
| Sep 8, 2021 | DR-4617-NC | Remnants of Tropical Storm Fred | Hurricane | 11 | IHPPAHM | $47.3 million |
| Sep 28, 2024 | DR-4827-NC | Tropical Storm Helene | Tropical Storm | 39 | IHPPAHM | $3.49 billion |
| Oct 19, 2024 | DR-4837-NC | Potential Tropical Cyclone Eight | Tropical Storm | 6 | PAHM | $48.5 million |
| Sep 11, 2025 | DR-4889-NC | Tropical Depression Chantal | Tropical Depression | 7 | PA | $53.2 million |
| Nov 11, 2016 | FM-5161-NC | Party Rock Fire | Fire | 3 | PAHM | $7.4 million |
| Nov 19, 2016 | FM-5164-NC | Chestnut Knob Fire | Fire | 1 | PAHM | $2.4 million |
| Mar 22, 2025 | FM-5574-NC | Black Cove Fire Complex | Fire | 1 | PAHM | — |
| Mar 26, 2025 | FM-5577-NC | Alarka Fire | Fire | 1 | PAHM | — |
| Mar 27, 2025 | FM-5578-NC | Table Rock Fire | Fire | 1 | PAHM | — |
| Apr 20, 2025 | FM-5580-NC | Sam Davis Road Fire | Fire | 1 | PAHM | — |
| May 3, 2025 | FM-5582-NC | Sunset Drive Fire | Fire | 1 | PAHM | — |
* 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.