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Disaster declarations in Ohio

Every federal declaration for Ohio from 1956 to 2026, with the counties named in each and the assistance programs that were declared.

61declarations 53major disasters 8emergencies 0fire declarations $1.96 billionfederal aid reported*

Declarations per year, 1953–2026

19531970199020102026

By hazard

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

Counties named most often

CountyDeclarationsPopulation 2024
Belmont County2264,692
Jefferson County2263,900
Monroe County2213,051
Franklin County211,356,303
Licking County21184,898
Perry County2035,682
Washington County2058,332
Adams County1927,671
Athens County1963,218
Brown County1944,292
Clermont County19214,123
Cuyahoga County191,240,594
Hamilton County19837,359
Lorain County19322,030
Columbiana County1899,823

All declarations

61 declarations
DeclaredNumberTitleHazardAreasProgramsFederal aid
May 17, 1956 DR-57-OH Wind Storm Other statewideIAPAHM —
Jan 23, 1959 DR-90-OH Floods Flood statewideIAPAHM —
Mar 24, 1964 DR-167-OH Severe Storms & Flooding Flood statewideIAPAHM —
Apr 14, 1965 DR-191-OH Tornadoes & Severe Storms Tornado 15IAPA —
May 4, 1968 DR-238-OH Tornadoes & Severe Storms Tornado 5IAPA —
Jun 5, 1968 DR-243-OH Heavy Rains & Flooding Flood 28IAPA —
Jul 15, 1969 DR-266-OH Tornadoes, Severe Storms & Flooding Tornado 26IAPA —
Jul 19, 1972 DR-345-OH Tropical Storm Agnes Flood 7IAPA —
Nov 24, 1972 DR-362-OH Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 5IAPA —
Apr 27, 1973 DR-377-OH Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 8IAPA —
Jun 4, 1973 DR-390-OH Mudslides Mud/Landslide 2IAPA —
Apr 4, 1974 DR-421-OH Tornadoes Tornado 14IAPA —
May 31, 1974 DR-436-OH Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 3IAPA —
Jul 11, 1974 DR-445-OH Heavy Rains & Flooding Flood 1IAPA —
Sep 11, 1975 DR-480-OH Winds, Tornadoes, Heavy Rains & Flooding Flood 4IAPA —
Aug 23, 1980 DR-630-OH Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 7IAPA —
Jun 30, 1981 DR-642-OH Severe Storms, Flooding & Tornadoes Severe Storm 4IAPA —
Mar 26, 1982 DR-653-OH Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 5IAPA —
Jun 3, 1985 DR-738-OH Severe Storms & Tornadoes Tornado 6IAPA —
Jul 17, 1987 DR-796-OH Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 4IA —
Jun 10, 1989 DR-831-OH Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 13IA —
Jun 6, 1990 DR-870-OH Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding Severe Storm 25IAPA —
Aug 4, 1992 DR-951-OH Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding Severe Storm 24IAPA —
Aug 25, 1995 DR-1065-OH Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 11IA —
Jan 27, 1996 DR-1097-OH Severe Storms and Flooding Flood 13IAPA —
Jun 24, 1996 DR-1122-OH Flooding Flood 16PA —
Mar 4, 1997 DR-1164-OH Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 18IAPA —
Jun 30, 1998 DR-1227-OH Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes Severe Storm 23IAPA —
Mar 7, 2000 DR-1321-OH Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 7IAHM $316,618
Aug 21, 2000 DR-1339-OH Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 1IAHM $896,815
Sep 26, 2000 DR-1343-OH Severe Storms and Tornado Severe Storm 1IAPAHM $3.7 million
Aug 27, 2001 DR-1390-OH Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 4PAHM $6.8 million
Nov 18, 2002 DR-1444-OH Severe Storms and Tornadoes Severe Storm 20IHPIAHM $720,349
Mar 14, 2003 DR-1453-OH Severe Winter Storm and Record/Near Record Snow Severe Storm 31IHPIAPAHM $36.6 million
Jul 15, 2003 DR-1478-OH Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 10IHPIAHM $2.0 million
Aug 1, 2003 DR-1484-OH Tornadoes, Flooding, Severe Storms, and High Winds Tornado 15IHPIAPAHM $90.0 million
Jan 26, 2004 DR-1507-OH Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides Severe Storm 14IHPIAPAHM $13.7 million
Jun 3, 2004 DR-1519-OH Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 25IHPIAPAHM $32.0 million
Sep 19, 2004 DR-1556-OH Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 88IHPIAPAHM $52.0 million
Feb 15, 2005 DR-1580-OH Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides Severe Storm 62IHPIAPAHM $113.7 million
Jul 2, 2006 DR-1651-OH Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight Line Winds, and Flooding Severe Storm 6IHPIAHM $10.5 million
Aug 1, 2006 DR-1656-OH Severe Storms, Straight Line Winds, and Flooding Severe Storm 3IHPIAPAHM $19.6 million
Aug 27, 2007 DR-1720-OH Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes Severe Storm 8IHPIAPAHM $33.7 million
Oct 24, 2008 DR-1805-OH Severe Wind Storm Associated With Tropical Depression Ike Severe Storm 33PAHM $43.6 million
Feb 2, 1977 EM-3029-OH Snowstorms Snowstorm 47PA —
Jan 26, 1978 EM-3055-OH Blizzards & Snowstorms Snowstorm 88PA —
Sep 23, 2003 EM-3187-OH Power Outage Other 13PA $1.6 million
Jan 11, 2005 EM-3198-OH Snow Snowstorm 26PA $8.6 million
Sep 13, 2005 EM-3250-OH Hurricane Katrina Evacuation Hurricane 88PA $2.5 million
Apr 24, 2008 EM-3286-OH Record Snow and Near Record Snow Snowstorm 20PA $7.1 million
Jun 30, 2012 EM-3346-OH Severe Storms Severe Storm 88PA —
Mar 13, 2020 EM-3457-OH COVID-19 Biological 88PA —
Jul 13, 2011 DR-4002-OH Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 21PAHM $37.5 million
Aug 20, 2012 DR-4077-OH Severe Storms and Straight-Line Winds Severe Storm 39PAHM $19.9 million
Jan 3, 2013 DR-4098-OH Severe Storms and Flooding Due to the Remnants of Hurricane Sandy Hurricane 2PAHM $21.4 million
Apr 17, 2018 DR-4360-OH Severe Storms, Landslides, and Mudslides Flood 22PAHM $75.9 million
Apr 8, 2019 DR-4424-OH Severe Storms, Flooding, and Landslides Flood 21PAHM $70.3 million
Jun 18, 2019 DR-4447-OH Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslide Tornado 12IHPPAHM $19.4 million
Mar 31, 2020 DR-4507-OH COVID-19 Pandemic Biological 88IHPPAHM $1.23 billion
May 2, 2024 DR-4777-OH Tornadoes Tornado 11IHPHM $4.6 million
Oct 2, 2026 DR-4945-OH Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding, and Landslides Flood 7IHP $9.5 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.