North Carolina: FEMA disaster declarations

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

FEMA has issued 85 declarations for North Carolina since 17 Oct 1954. The most recent is Severe Winter Storm, declared 24 Jan 2026.

Major disaster declarations: 57
Emergency declarations: 18
Fire management assistance declarations: 10
Declarations covering the whole state: 8

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 North Carolina
Declaration	Incident type	Declared	ID
Severe Winter Storm	Winter Storm	24 Jan 2026	EM-3637-NC
Tropical Depression Chantal	Tropical Depression	11 Sep 2025	DR-4889-NC
Sunset Drive Fire	Fire	3 May 2025	FM-5582-NC
Sam Davis Road Fire	Fire	20 Apr 2025	FM-5580-NC
Table Rock Fire	Fire	27 Mar 2025	FM-5578-NC
Alarka Fire	Fire	26 Mar 2025	FM-5577-NC
Black Cove Fire Complex	Fire	22 Mar 2025	FM-5574-NC
Potential Tropical Cyclone Eight	Tropical Storm	19 Oct 2024	DR-4837-NC
Tropical Storm Helene	Tropical Storm	28 Sep 2024	DR-4827-NC
Hurricane Helene	Tropical Storm	26 Sep 2024	EM-3617-NC
Tropical Storm Debby	Tropical Storm	6 Aug 2024	EM-3608-NC
Hurricane Ian	Hurricane	1 Oct 2022	EM-3586-NC
Remnants of Tropical Storm Fred	Hurricane	8 Sep 2021	DR-4617-NC
Tropical Storm Eta	Severe Storm	3 Mar 2021	DR-4588-NC
Hurricane Isaias	Hurricane	14 Oct 2020	DR-4568-NC
Hurricane Isaias	Hurricane	2 Aug 2020	EM-3534-NC
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding	Severe Storm	8 May 2020	DR-4543-NC
COVID-19 Pandemic	Biological	25 Mar 2020	DR-4487-NC
COVID-19	Biological	13 Mar 2020	EM-3471-NC
Hurricane Dorian (FEMA website)	Hurricane	4 Oct 2019	DR-4465-NC

Most common incident types

Declarations inNorth Carolinaby FEMA incident type
Incident type	Declarations
Hurricane	34
Severe Storm	11
Fire	10
Flood	8
Tropical Storm	4
Severe Ice Storm	4
Snowstorm	4
Tornado	4

Declarations by county

FEMA declarations per county, 1964–2026

None
1–10 (0)
11–20 (18)
21–30 (75)
31–40 (7)
41 or more (0)

Map of North Carolina by county, shaded by the number of FEMA declarations naming each, 1964 to 2026. Brunswick: 35; Beaufort: 32; Craven: 32 are the highest. Measure: count of FEMA declarations that designate each county; a declaration covering the whole state is not counted. Source: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2. Boundaries: US Census Bureau cartographic files via us-atlas. 100 of 100 areas shaded. The table below lists every area.

100 counties named in at least one declaration since 1964. Declarations covering the whole state are not counted here.

FEMA declarations by county in North Carolina
County	Declarations	Most recent
Alamance (County)	27	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Alexander (County)	19	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Alleghany (County)	20	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Anson (County)	22	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Ashe (County)	26	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Avery (County)	22	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Beaufort (County)	32	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Bertie (County)	28	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Bladen (County)	27	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Brunswick (County)	35	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Buncombe (County)	21	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Burke (County)	24	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Cabarrus (County)	19	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Caldwell (County)	23	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Camden (County)	23	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Carteret (County)	30	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Caswell (County)	25	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Catawba (County)	21	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Chatham (County)	22	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Cherokee (County)	16	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Chowan (County)	26	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Clay (County)	13	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Cleveland (County)	20	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Columbus (County)	29	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Craven (County)	32	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Cumberland (County)	23	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Currituck (County)	24	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Dare (County)	31	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Davidson (County)	29	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Davie (County)	22	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Duplin (County)	26	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Durham (County)	25	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Edgecombe (County)	27	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Forsyth (County)	25	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Franklin (County)	23	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Gaston (County)	20	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Gates (County)	22	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Graham (County)	17	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Granville (County)	26	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Greene (County)	27	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Guilford (County)	28	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Halifax (County)	26	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Harnett (County)	23	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Haywood (County)	21	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Henderson (County)	18	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Hertford (County)	28	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Hoke (County)	20	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Hyde (County)	32	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Iredell (County)	23	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Jackson (County)	19	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Johnston (County)	27	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Jones (County)	27	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Lee (County)	23	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Lenoir (County)	29	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Lincoln (County)	21	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Macon (County)	17	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Madison (County)	23	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Martin (County)	23	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
McDowell (County)	21	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Mecklenburg (County)	18	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Mitchell (County)	21	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Montgomery (County)	24	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Moore (County)	23	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Nash (County)	28	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
New Hanover (County)	32	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Northampton (County)	25	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Onslow (County)	30	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Orange (County)	26	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Pamlico (County)	30	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Pasquotank (County)	23	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Pender (County)	31	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Perquimans (County)	24	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Person (County)	27	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Pitt (County)	30	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Polk (County)	23	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Randolph (County)	24	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Richmond (County)	20	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Robeson (County)	24	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Rockingham (County)	25	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Rowan (County)	21	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Rutherford (County)	22	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Sampson (County)	25	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Scotland (County)	19	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Stanly (County)	21	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Stokes (County)	25	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Surry (County)	20	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Swain (County)	17	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Transylvania (County)	18	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Tyrrell (County)	25	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Union (County)	21	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Vance (County)	23	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Wake (County)	26	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Warren (County)	24	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Washington (County)	24	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Watauga (County)	24	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Wayne (County)	28	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Wilkes (County)	22	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Wilson (County)	28	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Yadkin (County)	21	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026
Yancey (County)	23	Severe Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026