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Disaster declarations in Rhode Island

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

31declarations 17major disasters 13emergencies 1fire declarations $1.01 billionfederal aid reported*

Declarations per year, 1953–2026

19531970199020102026

By hazard

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

Counties named most often

CountyDeclarationsPopulation 2024
Providence County25675,912
Washington County25130,333
Kent County23172,450
Newport County2283,468
Bristol County2050,145

All declarations

31 declarations
DeclaredNumberTitleHazardAreasProgramsFederal aid
Sep 2, 1954 DR-23-RI Hurricanes Hurricane statewideIAPAHM —
Aug 20, 1955 DR-39-RI Hurricane & Flood Hurricane statewideIAPAHM —
Feb 16, 1978 DR-548-RI Snow & Ice Snowstorm 5IA —
Oct 15, 1985 DR-748-RI Hurricane Gloria Hurricane 5PA —
Aug 26, 1991 DR-913-RI Hurricane Bob Hurricane 5IAPA —
Jan 24, 1996 DR-1091-RI Blizzard of 96 (Severe Snow Storm) Snowstorm 5PA —
May 25, 2007 DR-1704-RI Severe Storms and Inland and Coastal Flooding Severe Storm 1PAHM $624,089
Mar 29, 2010 DR-1894-RI Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 5IHPPAHM $65.3 million
Feb 7, 1978 EM-3058-RI Blizzard & Snowstorms Snowstorm 5PA —
Sep 16, 1992 EM-3094-RI Water Contamination Toxic Substances 2PA —
Mar 16, 1993 EM-3102-RI Blizzards, High Winds & Record Snowfall Snowstorm 5PA —
Nov 19, 1996 EM-3123-RI Major Water Main Break Other 2PA —
Mar 27, 2003 EM-3182-RI Snow Snowstorm 2PA $2.0 million
Feb 17, 2005 EM-3203-RI Record Snow Snowstorm 5PA $6.3 million
Sep 19, 2005 EM-3255-RI Hurricane Katrina Evacuation Hurricane 5PA $1.1 million
Mar 30, 2010 EM-3311-RI Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 5PA —
Aug 27, 2011 EM-3334-RI Hurricane Irene Hurricane 5PA —
Oct 29, 2012 EM-3355-RI Hurricane Sandy Hurricane 5PA —
Mar 13, 2020 EM-3440-RI COVID-19 Biological 5PA —
Mar 13, 2020 EM-3515-RI COVID-19 Biological tribalPA —
Aug 21, 2021 EM-3563-RI Hurricane Henri Hurricane 5PA —
Sep 3, 2011 DR-4027-RI Tropical Storm Irene Hurricane 5PAHM $9.3 million
Nov 3, 2012 DR-4089-RI Hurricane Sandy Hurricane 4IHPPAHM $10.4 million
Mar 22, 2013 DR-4107-RI Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm Severe Storm 5PAHM $8.6 million
Apr 3, 2015 DR-4212-RI Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm Severe Storm 5PAHM $9.0 million
Mar 30, 2020 DR-4505-RI COVID-19 Pandemic Biological 5IHPPAHM $859.8 million
May 12, 2022 DR-4653-RI Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm Snowstorm 5PAHM $8.8 million
Jan 7, 2024 DR-4753-RI Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes Severe Storm 1IHPHM $3.7 million
Mar 20, 2024 DR-4765-RI Severe Storm and Flooding Severe Storm 3IHPHM $6.5 million
Mar 20, 2024 DR-4766-RI Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 4IHPPAHM $17.9 million
Apr 14, 2023 FM-5464-RI Queens River Fire Fire 1PAHM $300,735

* 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.