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Massachusetts: Weather Emergency Declarations

Original state weather-emergency declarations, compared with federal FEMA declarations and nearby NOAA/NWS Storm Events evidence.

Coverage: 1941-present official State Library executive-order collection; unnumbered proclamation backfill pending. Absence from this page must not be interpreted as absence of a state emergency.

59federal FEMA declarations

4original state weather declarations

68matched NOAA event rows

Federal declaration overview · Official state source

State weather declarations

Original weather-related declarations only. Administrative orders, public-health orders, extensions, amendments, and terminations are excluded from this incident list.

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2023-09-15		Governor Healey Issues Emergency Declaration, Activates National Guard Ahead of Hurricane Lee	declaration	Maura Healey
2023-09-12		Governor Healey Declares State of Emergency Over Catastrophic Flood Damage	declaration	Maura Healey
2018-03-03		Governor Baker Declares State of Emergency for Winter Storm Riley	declaration	Charlie Baker
1994-03-08	366	Declaring a State of Emergency Resulting From Unprecedented Snowfall in the Commonwealth	declaration	William Weld

Combined event crosswalk

Each state action, its matched NOAA evidence, and the closest federal declaration within 21 days of its incident window, if one exists. A federal match is an automated date-proximity candidate, not a confirmed legal link.

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2023-09-15 · Governor Healey Issues Emergency Declaration, Activates National Guard Ahead of Hurricane Lee	11	BARNSTABLE, BRISTOL	3599
2023-09-12 · Governor Healey Declares State of Emergency Over Catastrophic Flood Damage	34	BARNSTABLE, BRISTOL, HAMPDEN, HAMPSHIRE, MIDDLESEX, NORFOLK, PLYMOUTH, WORCESTER	4780
2018-03-03 · Governor Baker Declares State of Emergency for Winter Storm Riley	23	BARNSTABLE, DUKES, EASTERN ESSEX, EASTERN NORFOLK, EASTERN PLYMOUTH, NANTUCKET, NORTHERN BERKSHIRE, NORTHERN BRISTOL	4372
1994-03-08 · Declaring a State of Emergency Resulting From Unprecedented Snowfall in the Commonwealth	0	None matched	No corresponding federal declaration found

Federal FEMA declarations59 records

DR, EM, and FM declarations for Massachusetts from the site's national FEMA dataset.

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2026-06-30	4919	DR	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM	Winter Storm	2026-02-22 to 2026-02-23
2024-05-15	4780	DR	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING	Flood	2023-09-11 to 2023-09-13
2023-09-15	3599	EM	HURRICANE LEE	Hurricane	2023-09-15 to 2023-09-17
2022-04-18	4651	DR	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM	Snowstorm	2022-01-28 to 2022-01-29
2021-08-22	3566	EM	TROPICAL STORM HENRI	Hurricane	2021-08-20 to 2021-09-29
2020-03-27	4496	DR	COVID-19 PANDEMIC	Biological	2020-01-20 to 2023-05-11
2020-03-13	3497	EM	COVID-19	Biological	2020-01-20 to 2023-05-11
2020-03-13	3484	EM	COVID-19	Biological	2020-01-20 to 2023-05-11
2020-03-13	3438	EM	COVID-19	Biological	2020-01-20 to 2023-05-11
2018-07-19	4379	DR	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM	Snowstorm	2018-03-13 to 2018-03-14
2018-06-25	4372	DR	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND FLOODING	Severe Storm	2018-03-02 to 2018-03-03
2015-04-13	4214	DR	SEVERE WINTER STORM, SNOWSTORM, AND FLOODING	Severe Storm	2015-01-26 to 2015-01-28
2013-04-19	4110	DR	SEVERE WINTER STORM, SNOWSTORM, AND FLOODING	Severe Storm	2013-02-08 to 2013-02-09
2013-04-17	3362	EM	EXPLOSIONS	Terrorist	2013-04-15 to 2013-04-22
2012-12-19	4097	DR	HURRICANE SANDY	Hurricane	2012-10-27 to 2012-11-08
2012-10-28	3350	EM	HURRICANE SANDY	Hurricane	2012-10-27 to 2012-11-08
2012-01-06	4051	DR	SEVERE STORM AND SNOWSTORM	Severe Storm	2011-10-29 to 2011-10-30
2011-11-01	3343	EM	SEVERE STORM	Severe Storm	2011-10-29 to 2011-10-30
2011-09-03	4028	DR	TROPICAL STORM IRENE	Hurricane	2011-08-27 to 2011-08-29
2011-08-26	3330	EM	HURRICANE IRENE	Hurricane	2011-08-26 to 2011-09-05
2011-06-15	1994	DR	SEVERE STORMS AND TORNADOES	Tornado	2011-06-01 to 2011-06-01
2011-03-07	1959	DR	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM	Snowstorm	2011-01-11 to 2011-01-12
2010-09-02	3315	EM	HURRICANE EARL	Hurricane	2010-09-01 to 2010-09-04
2010-05-03	3312	EM	WATER MAIN BREAK	Other	2010-05-01 to 2010-05-05
2010-03-29	1895	DR	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING	Severe Storm	2010-03-12 to 2010-04-26
2009-01-05	1813	DR	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND FLOODING	Severe Ice Storm	2008-12-11 to 2008-12-18
2008-12-13	3296	EM	SEVERE WINTER STORM	Severe Storm	2008-12-11 to 2008-12-18
2007-05-16	1701	DR	SEVERE STORMS AND INLAND AND COASTAL FLOODING	Severe Storm	2007-04-15 to 2007-04-25
2006-05-25	1642	DR	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING	Severe Storm	2006-05-12 to 2006-05-23
2005-11-10	1614	DR	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING	Severe Storm	2005-10-07 to 2005-10-16
2005-10-19	3264	EM	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING	Severe Storm	2005-10-07 to 2005-10-22
2005-09-13	3252	EM	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION	Hurricane	2005-08-29 to 2005-10-01
2005-02-17	3201	EM	RECORD AND/OR NEAR RECORD SNOW	Snowstorm	2005-01-22 to 2005-01-23
2004-04-21	1512	DR	FLOODING	Flood	2004-04-01 to 2004-04-30
2004-01-15	3191	EM	SNOW	Snowstorm	2003-12-06 to 2003-12-07
2003-03-11	3175	EM	SNOW	Snowstorm	2003-02-17 to 2003-02-18
2001-04-10	1364	DR	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING	Severe Storm	2001-03-05 to 2001-04-16
2001-03-28	3165	EM	SNOW	Snowstorm	2001-03-05 to 2001-03-07
1999-12-06	3153	EM	WAREHOUSE FIRE.	Fire	1999-12-03 to 1999-12-13
1998-06-23	1224	DR	HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING	Flood	1998-06-13 to 1998-07-06
1996-10-25	1142	DR	EXTREME WEATHER CONDITONS AND FLOODING	Flood	1996-10-20 to 1996-10-25
1996-10-23	3119	EM	EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS AND FLOODING	Flood	1996-10-20 to 1996-10-25
1996-01-24	1090	DR	BLIZZARD OF 96	Snowstorm	1996-01-07 to 1996-01-13
1995-09-12	2116	FM	RUSSELL FIRE	Fire	1995-09-05 to 1995-09-05
1993-03-16	3103	EM	BLIZZARDS, HIGH WINDS & RECORD SNOWFALL	Snowstorm	1993-03-13 to 1993-03-17
1992-12-21	975	DR	WINTER COASTAL STORM	Coastal Storm	1992-12-11 to 1992-12-13
1991-11-04	920	DR	COASTAL STORM	Coastal Storm	1991-10-30 to 1991-11-02
1991-08-26	914	DR	HURRICANE BOB	Hurricane	1991-08-19 to 1991-08-19
1987-04-18	790	DR	SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING	Flood	1987-03-30 to 1987-04-13
1985-10-28	751	DR	HURRICANE GLORIA	Hurricane	1985-09-27 to 1985-09-27
1981-12-03	650	DR	URBAN FIRE	Fire	1981-12-03 to 1981-12-03
1978-02-10	546	DR	COASTAL STORMS, FLOOD, ICE & SNOW	Flood	1978-02-06 to 1978-02-08
1978-02-07	3059	EM	BLIZZARD & SNOWSTORMS	Snowstorm	1978-02-07 to 1978-02-07
1973-10-16	405	DR	FIRE (CITY OF CHELSEA)	Fire	1973-10-16 to 1973-10-16
1972-09-28	357	DR	TOXIC ALGAE IN COASTAL WATERS	Fishing Losses	1972-09-28 to 1972-09-28
1972-03-06	325	DR	SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING	Flood	1972-03-06 to 1972-03-06
1955-08-20	43	DR	HURRICANE & FLOODS	Hurricane	1955-08-20 to 1955-08-20
1954-09-02	22	DR	HURRICANES	Hurricane	1954-09-02 to 1954-09-02
1953-06-11	7	DR	TORNADO	Tornado	1953-06-11 to 1953-06-11

NOAA/NWS matched event details68 rows

Storm Events matched within the configured date window of a state declaration's signing date. This is temporal and geographic evidence, not proof of causation or operational impact.

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2018-03-02 00:00:00	BARNSTABLE	NWS forecast zone	High Wind	0 / 0	40.00K
2018-03-05 06:00:00	BARNSTABLE	NWS forecast zone	Strong Wind	0 / 0	2.00K
2018-03-02 00:00:00	DUKES	NWS forecast zone	High Wind	0 / 0	0.00K
2018-03-02 00:00:00	EASTERN ESSEX	NWS forecast zone	High Wind	0 / 0	40.00K
2018-03-02 00:00:00	EASTERN NORFOLK	NWS forecast zone	High Wind	0 / 0	35.00K
2018-03-02 00:00:00	EASTERN PLYMOUTH	NWS forecast zone	High Wind	0 / 0	40.00K
2018-03-05 07:00:00	EASTERN PLYMOUTH	NWS forecast zone	Strong Wind	0 / 0	2.00K
2018-03-02 00:00:00	NANTUCKET	NWS forecast zone	High Wind	0 / 0	0.00K
2018-03-05 09:00:00	NANTUCKET	NWS forecast zone	High Wind	0 / 0	0.00K
2018-03-02 02:00:00	NORTHERN BERKSHIRE	NWS forecast zone	Winter Storm	0 / 0
2018-03-02 00:00:00	NORTHERN BRISTOL	NWS forecast zone	High Wind	0 / 0	15.00K
2018-03-02 00:00:00	SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX	NWS forecast zone	High Wind	0 / 0	75.00K
2018-03-02 02:00:00	SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE	NWS forecast zone	Winter Storm	0 / 0
2018-03-02 00:00:00	SOUTHERN BRISTOL	NWS forecast zone	High Wind	0 / 0	60.00K
2018-03-02 00:00:00	SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH	NWS forecast zone	High Wind	0 / 0	5.00K
2018-03-02 00:00:00	SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH	NWS forecast zone	High Wind	0 / 0	5.00K
2018-03-02 00:00:00	SOUTHERN WORCESTER	NWS forecast zone	High Wind	0 / 2	40.00K
2018-03-02 00:00:00	SUFFOLK	NWS forecast zone	High Wind	0 / 0	1.00K
2018-03-02 00:00:00	WESTERN ESSEX	NWS forecast zone	High Wind	0 / 0	5.00K
2018-03-02 00:00:00	WESTERN HAMPSHIRE	NWS forecast zone	Winter Storm	0 / 0	0.00K
2018-03-02 00:00:00	WESTERN MIDDLESEX	NWS forecast zone	High Wind	0 / 0	8.00K
2018-03-02 02:00:00	WESTERN NORFOLK	NWS forecast zone	High Wind	0 / 0	35.00K
2018-03-02 00:00:00	WESTERN PLYMOUTH	NWS forecast zone	High Wind	1 / 0	45.00K
2023-09-11 16:24:00	BARNSTABLE	county/county-equivalent	Flash Flood	0 / 0	0.00K
2023-09-09 15:45:00	BRISTOL	county/county-equivalent	Flood	0 / 0	0.00K
2023-09-09 15:48:00	BRISTOL	county/county-equivalent	Flood	0 / 0	0.00K
2023-09-09 16:55:00	BRISTOL	county/county-equivalent	Flood	0 / 0	0.00K
2023-09-09 17:48:00	BRISTOL	county/county-equivalent	Flash Flood	0 / 0	0.00K
2023-09-11 13:05:00	BRISTOL	county/county-equivalent	Flood	0 / 0	0.00K
2023-09-11 16:10:00	BRISTOL	county/county-equivalent	Flood	0 / 0	0.00K
2023-09-11 16:15:00	BRISTOL	county/county-equivalent	Flood	0 / 0	0.00K
2023-09-11 16:25:00	BRISTOL	county/county-equivalent	Flood	0 / 0	0.00K
2023-09-11 17:10:00	HAMPDEN	county/county-equivalent	Flash Flood	0 / 0	0.00K
2023-09-11 17:30:00	HAMPDEN	county/county-equivalent	Flash Flood	0 / 0	0.00K
2023-09-11 17:36:00	HAMPDEN	county/county-equivalent	Flash Flood	0 / 0	0.00K
2023-09-11 17:37:00	HAMPDEN	county/county-equivalent	Flash Flood	0 / 0	0.00K
2023-09-09 18:10:00	HAMPSHIRE	county/county-equivalent	Flood	0 / 0	0.00K
2023-09-10 12:40:00	MIDDLESEX	county/county-equivalent	Flood	0 / 0	0.00K
2023-09-10 14:02:00	MIDDLESEX	county/county-equivalent	Flood	0 / 0	0.00K
2023-09-10 14:42:00	MIDDLESEX	county/county-equivalent	Flood	0 / 0	0.00K
2023-09-11 20:00:00	MIDDLESEX	county/county-equivalent	Flood	0 / 0	0.00K
2023-09-11 20:10:00	MIDDLESEX	county/county-equivalent	Flood	0 / 0	0.00K
2023-09-09 14:44:00	NORFOLK	county/county-equivalent	Flood	0 / 0	0.00K
2023-09-09 14:48:00	NORFOLK	county/county-equivalent	Flood	0 / 0	0.00K
2023-09-10 12:42:00	PLYMOUTH	county/county-equivalent	Flood	0 / 0	0.00K
2023-09-10 13:10:00	PLYMOUTH	county/county-equivalent	Flash Flood	0 / 0	5.00K
2023-09-11 16:10:00	WORCESTER	county/county-equivalent	Flood	0 / 0	0.00K
2023-09-11 16:30:00	WORCESTER	county/county-equivalent	Flash Flood	0 / 0	0.00K
2023-09-11 16:55:00	WORCESTER	county/county-equivalent	Flash Flood	0 / 0	0.00K
2023-09-11 17:00:00	WORCESTER	county/county-equivalent	Flash Flood	0 / 0	0.00K
2023-09-11 17:10:00	WORCESTER	county/county-equivalent	Flash Flood	0 / 0	0.00K
2023-09-11 17:24:00	WORCESTER	county/county-equivalent	Flash Flood	0 / 0	0.00K
2023-09-11 18:34:00	WORCESTER	county/county-equivalent	Flash Flood	0 / 0	0.00K
2023-09-11 19:00:00	WORCESTER	county/county-equivalent	Flash Flood	0 / 0	0.00K
2023-09-11 19:01:00	WORCESTER	county/county-equivalent	Flash Flood	0 / 0	0.00K
2023-09-11 19:40:00	WORCESTER	county/county-equivalent	Flash Flood	0 / 0	0.00K
2023-09-11 20:30:00	WORCESTER	county/county-equivalent	Flash Flood	0 / 0	0.00K
2023-09-13 16:22:00	BRISTOL	county/county-equivalent	Tornado	0 / 0	5.00K
2023-09-16 04:17:00	BARNSTABLE	NWS forecast zone	Tropical Storm	0 / 0	0.10K
2023-09-16 04:25:00	BARNSTABLE	NWS forecast zone	Tropical Storm	0 / 0	3.00K
2023-09-16 04:44:00	BARNSTABLE	NWS forecast zone	Tropical Storm	0 / 0	1.50K
2023-09-16 04:59:00	BARNSTABLE	NWS forecast zone	Tropical Storm	0 / 0	0.80K
2023-09-16 06:04:00	BARNSTABLE	NWS forecast zone	Tropical Storm	0 / 0	0.80K
2023-09-16 06:34:00	BARNSTABLE	NWS forecast zone	Tropical Storm	0 / 0	1.00K
2023-09-16 06:45:00	BARNSTABLE	NWS forecast zone	Tropical Storm	0 / 0	3.00K
2023-09-16 06:56:00	BARNSTABLE	NWS forecast zone	Tropical Storm	0 / 0	0.50K
2023-09-16 08:04:00	BARNSTABLE	NWS forecast zone	Tropical Storm	0 / 0	0.50K
2023-09-16 08:43:00	BARNSTABLE	NWS forecast zone	Tropical Storm	0 / 0	0.50K

Methodology and coverage

Federal declarations are sourced from OpenFEMA via this site's national build. State declarations are limited by the coverage statement above. NOAA proximity matches identify potentially related observed events within a configured window of each state declaration's signing date; they do not independently prove operational impacts or legal causation. The federal crosswalk match uses a wider 21 day window than the NOAA match, since a federal declaration is often filed weeks after the state action that preceded it.