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Disaster declarations in Wisconsin

Every federal declaration for Wisconsin from 1965 to 2026, with the counties named in each and the assistance programs that were declared.

57declarations 48major disasters 8emergencies 1fire declarations $1.73 billionfederal aid reported*

Declarations per year, 1953–2026

19531970199020102026

By hazard

Flood21
Severe Storm20
Tornado7
Snowstorm4
Biological2
Fire1
Drought1
Hurricane1

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

Counties named most often

CountyDeclarationsPopulation 2024
Vernon County2331,351
Crawford County2216,008
Milwaukee County22924,740
Grant County2052,330
Dane County19588,347
Richland County1917,123
Waukesha County19417,029
La Crosse County18121,060
Green County1737,183
Iowa County1723,963
Racine County17198,651
Buffalo County1613,464
Juneau County1626,590
Kenosha County16168,754
Rock County16165,461

All declarations

57 declarations
DeclaredNumberTitleHazardAreasProgramsFederal aid
Apr 21, 1965 DR-192-WI Tornadoes, Severe Storms & Flooding Tornado 20IAPA —
May 1, 1969 DR-260-WI Flooding Flood 15IAPA —
Jul 11, 1969 DR-264-WI Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 6IAPA —
Sep 10, 1972 DR-352-WI Heavy Rains & Flooding Flood 4IAPA —
Apr 27, 1973 DR-376-WI Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 34IAPA —
Apr 26, 1974 DR-431-WI Tornadoes Tornado 4IAPA —
Sep 15, 1975 DR-482-WI Heavy Rains, Tornadoes & Flash Floods Severe Storm 4IAPA —
Mar 23, 1976 DR-496-WI Severe Storms, Icing, Wind & Flooding Flood 22IAPA —
Jul 7, 1978 DR-559-WI Severe Storms, Flooding, Hail & Tornadoes Severe Storm 16IAPA —
Jul 24, 1980 DR-626-WI Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 4IAPA —
Jun 12, 1984 DR-710-WI Severe Storms & Tornadoes Tornado 2IAPA —
Aug 14, 1986 DR-770-WI Severe Storms Flood 2IAPA —
Oct 7, 1986 DR-775-WI Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 8IA —
Jul 13, 1990 DR-874-WI Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding Severe Storm 17IAPA —
Aug 30, 1990 DR-877-WI Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 1IA —
Aug 6, 1991 DR-912-WI Severe Storms & Hail Severe Storm 5PA —
Sep 2, 1992 DR-959-WI Severe Storms & Tornadoes Tornado 1IAPA —
Sep 18, 1992 DR-963-WI Severe Storms & Tornadoes Tornado 1PA —
Sep 30, 1992 DR-964-WI Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 10IAPA —
Jul 2, 1993 DR-994-WI Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding Severe Storm 47IAPA —
Aug 2, 1996 DR-1131-WI Severe Storms, Flooding and Tornadoes Flood 2PA —
Jul 7, 1997 DR-1180-WI Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 4IAPA —
Jul 24, 1998 DR-1236-WI Severe Storms,straigh Line Winds, Tornadoes,rain,and Floodi Severe Storm 14PA —
Aug 12, 1998 DR-1238-WI Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 5IAPA —
Aug 16, 1999 DR-1284-WI Wi-Flood-07/20/99 Flood 10PAHM $4.7 million
Jun 24, 2000 DR-1332-WI Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 30IAPAHM $14.1 million
May 11, 2001 DR-1369-WI Flooding, Severe Storms and Tornadoes Flood 32IAPA $23.1 million
Jul 19, 2002 DR-1429-WI Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 8PAHM $4.1 million
Sep 10, 2002 DR-1432-WI Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding Tornado 19IAPAHM $2.8 million
Jun 18, 2004 DR-1526-WI Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 44IHPIAPAHM $18.8 million
Aug 26, 2007 DR-1719-WI Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 14IHPIAPAHM $21.5 million
Jun 14, 2008 DR-1768-WI Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 31IHPPAHM $123.8 million
Aug 11, 2010 DR-1933-WI Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 3IHPPAHM $84.7 million
Oct 21, 2010 DR-1944-WI Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 9PAHM $4.7 million
Apr 5, 2011 DR-1966-WI Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm Snowstorm 11PAHM $9.8 million
Apr 24, 1980 FM-2039-WI Spooner Fire, Washburn Co. Fire statewidePA —
Jun 17, 1976 EM-3014-WI Drought Drought 66PA —
Oct 3, 1977 EM-3048-WI Winds, Hail & Rain Severe Storm 10PA —
Jan 19, 1979 EM-3069-WI Blizzards & Snowstorms Snowstorm 3PA —
Jul 10, 1984 EM-3091-WI Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 3PA —
Jan 24, 2001 EM-3163-WI Snow Snowstorm 14PA $5.4 million
Sep 13, 2005 EM-3249-WI Hurricane Katrina Evacuation Hurricane 72PA $1.2 million
Mar 19, 2008 EM-3285-WI Record Snow and Near Record Snow Snowstorm 11PA $8.6 million
Mar 13, 2020 EM-3454-WI COVID-19 Biological 72PA —
Aug 2, 2012 DR-4076-WI Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 3PAHM $10.1 million
Aug 8, 2013 DR-4141-WI Severe Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides Severe Storm 8PAHM $6.9 million
Aug 9, 2016 DR-4276-WI Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 8PAHM $14.9 million
Oct 20, 2016 DR-4288-WI Severe Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides Flood 10PAHM $10.6 million
Oct 7, 2017 DR-4343-WI Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mud Severe Storm 11PAHM $10.4 million
Aug 10, 2018 DR-4383-WI Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding Flood 6PAHM $10.5 million
Oct 18, 2018 DR-4402-WI Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, and Landslides Flood 14IHPPAHM $55.9 million
Aug 27, 2019 DR-4459-WI Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding Flood 18PAHM $21.2 million
Mar 11, 2020 DR-4477-WI Severe Winter Storm and Flooding Flood 3PAHM $5.6 million
Apr 4, 2020 DR-4520-WI COVID-19 Pandemic Biological 72IHPPAHM $954.9 million
Sep 11, 2025 DR-4892-WI Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, and Mudslides Flood 3IHP $215.4 million
Jun 30, 2026 DR-4923-WI Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding Flood 21IHPPA $83.8 million
Oct 7, 2026 DR-4949-WI Severe Storms and Tornadoes Tornado 4IHPPA $731,955

* 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.