New Hampshire: FEMA disaster declarations

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

FEMA has issued 64 declarations for New Hampshire since 2 Jul 1953. The most recent is Severe Storm and Flooding, declared 7 Oct 2026.

Major disaster declarations
49
Emergency declarations
14
Fire management assistance declarations
1
Declarations covering the whole state
1

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 New Hampshire
Declaration Incident type Declared ID
Severe Storm and Flooding Severe Storm 7 Oct 2026 DR-4947-NH
Severe Storm and Flooding Severe Storm 20 Aug 2024 DR-4812-NH
Severe Winter Storm and Flooding Winter Storm 10 Jul 2024 DR-4799-NH
Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 19 Apr 2024 DR-4771-NH
Severe Storm and Flooding Severe Storm 27 Feb 2024 DR-4761-NH
Severe Storms and Flooding Flood 14 Sep 2023 DR-4740-NH
Severe Storm and Flooding Severe Storm 15 Mar 2023 DR-4693-NH
Severe Storm and Flooding Flood 4 Oct 2021 DR-4624-NH
Severe Storm and Flooding Severe Storm 30 Sep 2021 DR-4622-NH
COVID-19 Pandemic Biological 3 Apr 2020 DR-4516-NH
COVID-19 Biological 13 Mar 2020 EM-3445-NH
Severe Storm and Flooding (FEMA website) Severe Storm 15 Aug 2019 DR-4457-NH
Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm (FEMA website) Snowstorm 8 Jun 2018 DR-4371-NH
Severe Storm and Flooding (FEMA website) Coastal Storm 8 Jun 2018 DR-4370-NH
Severe Storm and Flooding (FEMA website) Severe Storm 2 Jan 2018 DR-4355-NH
Severe Storms and Flooding (FEMA website) Severe Storm 9 Aug 2017 DR-4329-NH
Severe Winter Storm (FEMA website) Severe Storm 1 Jun 2017 DR-4316-NH
Stoddard Fire (FEMA website) Fire 21 Apr 2016 FM-5123-NH
Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm (FEMA website) Severe Storm 25 Mar 2015 DR-4209-NH
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding (FEMA website) Severe Storm 2 Aug 2013 DR-4139-NH

Most common incident types

Declarations inNew Hampshireby FEMA incident type
Incident type Declarations
Severe Storm 28
Flood 12
Snowstorm 8
Hurricane 7
Coastal Storm 3
Biological 2
Fire 2
Winter Storm 1

Declarations by county

FEMA declarations per county, 1964–2026

Map of New Hampshire by county, shaded by the number of FEMA declarations naming each, 1964 to 2026. Grafton: 40; Carroll: 36; Rockingham: 35 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. 10 of 10 areas shaded. The table below lists every area.

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

FEMA declarations by county in New Hampshire
County Declarations Most recent
Belknap (County) 30 Severe Winter Storm and Flooding 10 Jul 2024
Carroll (County) 36 Severe Storm and Flooding 7 Oct 2026
Cheshire (County) 33 Severe Storms and Flooding 14 Sep 2023
Coos (County) 28 Severe Storm and Flooding 20 Aug 2024
Grafton (County) 40 Severe Storm and Flooding 20 Aug 2024
Hillsborough (County)(in (P)MSA 4560,4760,5350) 31 COVID-19 Pandemic 3 Apr 2020
Merrimack (County) 29 COVID-19 Pandemic 3 Apr 2020
Rockingham (County)(in (P)MSA 4160,4760,6450) 35 Severe Winter Storm and Flooding 10 Jul 2024
Strafford (County) 25 COVID-19 Pandemic 3 Apr 2020
Sullivan (County) 33 Severe Winter Storm and Flooding 10 Jul 2024