Northern Mariana Islands: FEMA disaster declarations

Official FEMA records · Historical data · Last refreshed 5 Nov 2026, 18:35 UTC

FEMA has issued 31 declarations for Northern Mariana Islands since 17 Jun 1976. The most recent is Tropical Storm Champi, declared 17 Oct 2026.

Major disaster declarations
21
Emergency declarations
10
Fire management assistance declarations
0
Declarations covering the whole jurisdiction
0

These figures count FEMA declarations and designated areas. They do not measure damage, cost, deaths or how severe an event was.

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Latest declarations

Latest 20 FEMA declarations for Northern Mariana Islands
Declaration Incident type Declared ID
Tropical Storm Champi Tropical Storm 17 Oct 2026 EM-3658-MP
Super Typhoon Bavi Typhoon 3 Aug 2026 DR-4931-MP
Typhoon Bavi Tropical Storm 3 Jul 2026 EM-3647-MP
Super Typhoon Sinlaku Hurricane 23 Apr 2026 DR-4910-MP
Typhoon Sinlaku Tropical Storm 11 Apr 2026 EM-3645-MP
Tropical Storm Bolaven Tropical Storm 8 Oct 2023 EM-3602-MP
Typhoon Mawar Tropical Storm 2 Jun 2023 DR-4716-MP
Typhoon Mawar Tropical Storm 22 May 2023 EM-3593-MP
COVID-19 Pandemic Biological 1 Apr 2020 DR-4511-MP
COVID-19 Biological 13 Mar 2020 EM-3463-MP
Typhoon Bualoi (FEMA website) Typhoon 20 Oct 2019 EM-3425-MP
Typhoon Hagibis (FEMA website) Typhoon 7 Oct 2019 EM-3424-MP
Super Typhoon Yutu (FEMA website) Typhoon 26 Oct 2018 DR-4404-MP
Typhoon Yutu (FEMA website) Typhoon 23 Oct 2018 EM-3408-MP
Typhoon Mangkhut (FEMA website) Typhoon 29 Sep 2018 DR-4396-MP
Typhoon Mangkhut (FEMA website) Typhoon 10 Sep 2018 EM-3402-MP
Typhoon Soudelor (FEMA website) Typhoon 5 Aug 2015 DR-4235-MP
Typhoon Nabi (FEMA website) Typhoon 8 Nov 2005 DR-1611-MP
Flooding, High Surf, Storm Surge, and High Winds As a Result of Super Typhoon Ch (FEMA website) Typhoon 26 Aug 2004 DR-1541-MP
Flooding, High Surf, High Winds, and Wind-Driven Rain Associated W Typh Tingting (FEMA website) Typhoon 29 Jul 2004 DR-1532-MP

Most common incident types

Declarations inNorthern Mariana Islandsby FEMA incident type
Incident type Declarations
Typhoon 21
Tropical Storm 6
Biological 2
Hurricane 1
Flood 1

Declarations by municipality

FEMA declarations per municipality, 1976–2026

Map of Northern Mariana Islands by municipality, shaded by the number of FEMA declarations naming each, 1976 to 2026. Rota: 27; Saipan: 24; Tinian: 24 are the highest. Measure: count of FEMA declarations that designate each municipality; a declaration covering the whole territory is not counted. Source: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2. Boundaries: US Census Bureau cartographic files via us-atlas. 4 of 4 areas shaded; 1 area FEMA names (such as tribal lands or former county names) does not match a current boundary and appear only in the table. The table below lists every area.

5 municipalitys named in at least one declaration since 1964. Declarations covering the whole jurisdiction are not counted here.

FEMA declarations by municipality in Northern Mariana Islands
Municipality Declarations Most recent
Northern Islands (Municipality) 16 Typhoon Bavi 3 Jul 2026
Northern Mariana Islands (County-equivalent) 6 Typhoon Bavi 3 Jul 2026
Rota (Municipality) 27 Tropical Storm Champi 17 Oct 2026
Saipan (Municipality) 24 Tropical Storm Champi 17 Oct 2026
Tinian (Municipality) 24 Tropical Storm Champi 17 Oct 2026