Freezing: FEMA declarations

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

FEMA has recorded 18 declarations with “Freezing” as the primary incident type, from 15 Mar 1971 to 5 Mar 2013 . The most in one year was 3, in 1977.

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

Latest 18 freezing declarations
Declaration State Incident type Declared ID
Severe Freeze (FEMA website) Arizona Freezing 5 Mar 2013 DR-4104-AZ
Severe Freeze (FEMA website) California Freezing 13 Mar 2007 DR-1689-CA
Severe Winter Cold and Frost (FEMA website) Maine Freezing 14 May 2003 DR-1468-ME
Severe Freeze (FEMA website) Florida Freezing 5 Feb 2001 DR-1359-FL
Ca-Citrus Crop Damage 2/2/99 (FEMA website) California Freezing 9 Feb 1999 DR-1267-CA
Severe Deep Freeze (FEMA website) Michigan Freezing 10 May 1994 DR-1028-MI
Severe Freeze (FEMA website) California Freezing 11 Feb 1991 DR-894-CA
Severe Freeze (FEMA website) Florida Freezing 15 Jan 1990 DR-851-FL
Severe Freeze (FEMA website) Texas Freezing 9 Jan 1990 DR-850-TX
Severe Freezing (FEMA website) Alaska Freezing 10 May 1989 DR-826-AK
Severe Freeze (FEMA website) Florida Freezing 18 Mar 1985 DR-732-FL
Freezing Temperatures (FEMA website) Florida Freezing 29 Mar 1984 DR-698-FL
Severe Freezing Weather (FEMA website) Texas Freezing 7 Jan 1984 DR-696-TX
Shrimp Loss Due to Cold Weather (FEMA website) Georgia Freezing 2 Jun 1977 DR-536-GA
Severe Winter Weather (FEMA website) Florida Freezing 31 Jan 1977 DR-526-FL
Ice Conditions (FEMA website) Virginia Freezing 26 Jan 1977 DR-525-VA
Freeze in Spawning Areas of Red Salmon (FEMA website) Alaska Freezing 24 Jun 1974 DR-444-AK
Freeze (FEMA website) Florida Freezing 15 Mar 1971 DR-304-FL

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Declarations per year

Freezing declarations per year, 1971–2026

Measure: number of FEMA declarations with freezing 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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Freezing declarations per year, 1971–2026
Year Declarations
2026 0
2025 0
2024 0
2023 0
2022 0
2021 0
2020 0
2019 0
2018 0
2017 0
2016 0
2015 0
2014 0
2013 1
2012 0
2011 0
2010 0
2009 0
2008 0
2007 1
2006 0
2005 0
2004 0
2003 1
2002 0
2001 1
2000 0
1999 1
1998 0
1997 0
1996 0
1995 0
1994 1
1993 0
1992 0
1991 1
1990 2
1989 1
1988 0
1987 0
1986 0
1985 1
1984 2
1983 0
1982 0
1981 0
1980 0
1979 0
1978 0
1977 3
1976 0
1975 0
1974 1
1973 0
1972 0
1971 1

By decade

Freezingdeclarations by decade declared
Decade Declarations
1970s 5
1980s 4
1990s 5
2000s 3
2010s 1

States and territories with the most

Top states forfreezingdeclarations
State or territory Declarations
Florida 6
California 3
Texas 2
Alaska 2
Arizona 1
Maine 1
Michigan 1
Georgia 1
Virginia 1