Winter Storm: FEMA declarations

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

FEMA has recorded 36 declarations with “Winter Storm” as the primary incident type, from 20 Nov 2022 to 30 Jun 2026 . The most in one year was 21, in 2026.

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 20 winter storm declarations
Declaration State Incident type Declared ID
Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm Massachusetts Winter Storm 30 Jun 2026 DR-4919-MA
Severe Winter Storm Delaware Winter Storm 29 May 2026 DR-4916-DE
Severe Winter Storm and Straight-Line Winds Montana Winter Storm 29 May 2026 DR-4914-MT
Severe Winter Storm Kentucky Winter Storm 29 May 2026 DR-4913-KY
Severe Winter Storm South Carolina Winter Storm 7 Apr 2026 DR-4908-SC
Severe Storm Alaska Winter Storm 7 Apr 2026 DR-4904-AK
Severe Winter Storm Louisiana Winter Storm 18 Feb 2026 DR-4900-LA
Severe Winter Storm Mississippi Winter Storm 6 Feb 2026 DR-4899-MS
Severe Winter Storm Tennessee Winter Storm 6 Feb 2026 DR-4898-TN
Severe Winter Storm Georgia Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026 EM-3642-GA
Severe Winter Storm Indiana Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026 EM-3641-IN
Severe Winter Storm Mississippi Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026 EM-3640-MS
Severe Winter Storm West Virginia Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026 EM-3639-WV
Severe Winter Storm Louisiana Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026 EM-3638-LA
Severe Winter Storm North Carolina Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026 EM-3637-NC
Severe Winter Storm Arkansas Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026 EM-3636-AR
Severe Winter Storm Tennessee Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026 EM-3635-TN
Severe Winter Storm Maryland Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026 EM-3634-MD
Severe Winter Storm Kentucky Winter Storm 24 Jan 2026 EM-3633-KY
Severe Winter Storm South Carolina Winter Storm 23 Jan 2026 EM-3632-SC

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Declarations per year

Winter Storm declarations per year, 2022–2026

Measure: number of FEMA declarations with winter 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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Winter Storm declarations per year, 2022–2026
Year Declarations
2026 21
2025 2
2024 4
2023 7
2022 2

By decade

Winter Stormdeclarations by decade declared
Decade Declarations
2020s 36

States and territories with the most

Top states forwinter stormdeclarations
State or territory Declarations
Tennessee 3
South Dakota 3
Kentucky 2
South Carolina 2
Louisiana 2
Mississippi 2
Arkansas 2
New York 2
Massachusetts 1
Delaware 1