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Disaster declarations in U.S. Virgin Islands

Every federal declaration for U.S. Virgin Islands from 1964 to 2024, with the counties named in each and the assistance programs that were declared.

33declarations 21major disasters 12emergencies 0fire declarations $21.84 billionfederal aid reported*

Declarations per year, 1953–2026

19531970199020102026

By hazard

Links open the declarations for that hazard in U.S. Virgin Islands where there are five or more.

Counties named most often

CountyDeclarationsPopulation 2024
St. Croix Island29—
St. Thomas Island28—
St. John Island27—

All declarations

33 declarations
DeclaredNumberTitleHazardAreasProgramsFederal aid
Jun 8, 1964 DR-171-VI Extreme Drought Conditions Drought statewideIAPAHM —
Oct 17, 1970 DR-298-VI Heavy Rains & Flooding Flood 2IAPA —
Nov 14, 1974 DR-451-VI Severe Storms, Landslides & Flooding Flood 3IAPA —
Sep 16, 1979 DR-602-VI Hurricane David, Tropical Storm Frederic Hurricane 3IAPA —
Apr 30, 1983 DR-681-VI Severe Storms, Flooding & Mudslides Flood 2IAPA —
Dec 10, 1984 DR-729-VI Tropical Storm Klaus Hurricane 3PA —
Sep 20, 1989 DR-841-VI Hurricane Hugo Hurricane 3IAPA —
Sep 16, 1995 DR-1067-VI Hurricane Marilyn Hurricane 3IAPA —
Jul 11, 1996 DR-1126-VI Hurricane Bertha Hurricane 3IAPA —
Sep 24, 1998 DR-1248-VI Hurricane Georges - 18 Sep 98 Hurricane 3IAPAHM $996,958
Nov 23, 1999 DR-1309-VI Hurricane Lenny Major Declaration Hurricane 3IAPAHM $6.7 million
Dec 9, 2003 DR-1503-VI Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides Severe Storm 3PA $1.6 million
Oct 7, 2004 DR-1567-VI Tropical Storm Jeanne Hurricane 3PAHM $1.8 million
Oct 29, 2008 DR-1807-VI Hurricane Omar Hurricane 3PAHM $8.1 million
Sep 28, 2010 DR-1939-VI Hurricane Earl Hurricane 3PAHM $1.1 million
Nov 5, 2010 DR-1948-VI Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides Severe Storm 3PAHM $342,281
Nov 24, 2010 DR-1949-VI Severe Storms, Flooding, Rockslides, and Mudslides Assoc. With Ts Tomas Severe Storm 1PAHM $993,410
Jul 22, 1974 EM-3001-VI Drought, Livestock Losses Drought 2PA —
Jun 14, 1977 EM-3042-VI Drought Drought 3PA —
Sep 21, 1998 EM-3129-VI Hurricane Georges (Direct Federal Assist First 72 Hrs) Hurricane statewidePA —
Nov 17, 1999 EM-3152-VI Hurricane Lenny Hurricane 3PA —
Sep 5, 2017 EM-3383-VI Hurricane Irma Hurricane 3PA —
Sep 18, 2017 EM-3390-VI Hurricane Maria Hurricane 3PA —
Aug 28, 2019 EM-3418-VI Hurricane Dorian Hurricane 3PA —
Mar 13, 2020 EM-3433-VI COVID-19 Biological 3PA —
Jul 29, 2020 EM-3531-VI Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine Hurricane 3PA —
Jul 25, 2022 EM-3581-VI Water Shortage and Health Impact From Unprecedented Sargassum Seagrass Influx Other 1PA $312,743
Nov 18, 2023 EM-3603-VI Elevated Levels of Lead and Copper in the Water Supply Other 1PA $1.2 million
Aug 18, 2024 EM-3611-VI Tropical Storm Ernesto Tropical Storm 3PA —
Sep 7, 2017 DR-4335-VI Hurricane Irma Hurricane 3IHPPAHM $134.6 million
Sep 20, 2017 DR-4340-VI Hurricane Maria Hurricane 3IHPPAHM $21.54 billion
Apr 2, 2020 DR-4513-VI COVID-19 Pandemic Biological 3IHPPAHM $145.4 million
Oct 25, 2024 DR-4841-VI Tropical Storm Ernesto Tropical Storm 3PAHM $3.3 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.