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Coastal Storm: FEMA declarations

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

FEMA has recorded 31 declarations with “Coastal Storm” as the primary incident type, from 18 Mar 1972 to 15 Mar 2022 . The most in one year was 6, in 2005.

Incident types are FEMA's own classification. See how FEMA declares disasters.These figures count FEMA declarations and designated areas. They do not measure damage, cost, deaths or how severe an event was.

Latest declarations

Declaration State Incident type Declared ID
Severe Storm and Flooding Maine Coastal Storm 15 Mar 2022 DR-4647-ME
Tropical Storm Nicholas Louisiana Coastal Storm 13 Sep 2021 EM-3574-LA
Tropical Storm Cristobal Louisiana Coastal Storm 7 Jun 2020 EM-3527-LA
Tropical Storm Barry Louisiana Coastal Storm 11 Jul 2019 EM-3416-LA
Severe Storm and Flooding New Hampshire Coastal Storm 8 Jun 2018 DR-4370-NH
Severe Storm Alaska Coastal Storm 8 Jun 2018 DR-4369-AK
Severe Storm and Flooding Maine Coastal Storm 30 May 2018 DR-4367-ME
Severe Storm Alaska Coastal Storm 30 Oct 2015 DR-4244-AK
Tropical Storm Lee Louisiana Coastal Storm 28 Oct 2011 DR-4041-LA
Hurricane Katrina Evacuation North Dakota Coastal Storm 13 Sep 2005 EM-3247-ND
Hurricane Katrina Evacuation South Dakota Coastal Storm 10 Sep 2005 EM-3234-SD
Hurricane Katrina Evacuation Oregon Coastal Storm 7 Sep 2005 EM-3228-OR
Hurricane Katrina Evacuation Washington Coastal Storm 7 Sep 2005 EM-3227-WA
Hurricane Katrina Evacuation Colorado Coastal Storm 5 Sep 2005 EM-3224-CO
Hurricane Katrina Evacuation Utah Coastal Storm 5 Sep 2005 EM-3223-UT
Tropical Storm Fay Texas Coastal Storm 26 Sep 2002 DR-1434-TX
Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding Associated With Tropical Storm Gabrielle Florida Coastal Storm 28 Sep 2001 DR-1393-FL
Tropical Storm Allison Louisiana Coastal Storm 11 Jun 2001 DR-1380-LA
Tx-Tropical Storm Allison-06-06-2001 Texas Coastal Storm 9 Jun 2001 DR-1379-TX
Severe Winter Coastal Storm, High Winds, Flooding New Jersey Coastal Storm 3 Mar 1998 DR-1206-NJ

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Declarations per year

Coastal Storm declarations per year, 1972–2026

Measure: number of FEMA declarations with coastal storm as the primary incident type, by year declared. Source: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2. 2026 is partial: it runs to the latest FEMA record.
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Year Declarations
2026 0
2025 0
2024 0
2023 0
2022 1
2021 1
2020 1
2019 1
2018 3
2017 0
2016 0
2015 1
2014 0
2013 0
2012 0
2011 1
2010 0
2009 0
2008 0
2007 0
2006 0
2005 6
2004 0
2003 0
2002 1
2001 3
2000 0
1999 0
1998 1
1997 0
1996 0
1995 0
1994 1
1993 1
1992 1
1991 3
1990 0
1989 0
1988 0
1987 0
1986 0
1985 0
1984 0
1983 1
1982 0
1981 0
1980 1
1979 0
1978 0
1977 0
1976 0
1975 0
1974 1
1973 0
1972 2

By decade

Decade Declarations
1970s 3
1980s 2
1990s 7
2000s 10
2010s 6
2020s 3

States and territories with the most

State or territory Declarations
Louisiana 5
Maine 3
New Hampshire 3
Alaska 2
Texas 2
Florida 2
New Jersey 2
Massachusetts 2
California 2
North Dakota 1