Disaster Data / States / Florida / Broward County
CountyBroward County recorded 28 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 16 major disasters, 12 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is hurricane.
Highlighted: Broward County, FL
Totals: FY2000–FY2025 · Page last rebuilt Sep 12, 2026 · the current in-progress fiscal year is not included in totals
The federal disaster record for Broward County runs between 1999 and 2024, covering 28 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Hurricane Milton in 2024. The hazards behind these declarations were most often hurricane, severe storm, and biological. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $903.8 million in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for debris removal.
Historical declarations show what has happened here. These national datasets add context about underlying natural-hazard risk and community vulnerability.
Approximately 78.1% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.
Higher percentiles indicate greater relative social vulnerability within the CDC SVI framework. CDC SVI documentation
The NRI combines expected annual loss, social vulnerability, and community resilience to describe relative natural-hazard risk. FEMA NRI documentation
Federal share obligated to this jurisdiction under FEMA Public Assistance since 2000, grouped by damage category. Figures are rounded to the nearest dollar and reflect obligations, which may change as projects close out.
| Category | Projects | Federal share obligated |
|---|---|---|
| Debris removal(A) | 625 | $420,100,557 |
| Emergency protective measures(B) | 993 | $290,845,967 |
| Buildings and equipment(E) | 1,300 | $99,679,705 |
| Parks and recreation(G) | 456 | $46,962,762 |
| Water control facilities(D) | 28 | $17,430,927 |
| Management costs(Z) | 93 | $13,354,933 |
| Roads and bridges(C) | 113 | $9,030,448 |
| Utilities(F) | 105 | $6,387,102 |
| All categories | 3,713 | $903,792,401 |
For each disaster, the wait from the declaration to the first federal obligation (amber), then the federal share obligating after that (teal), on a shared 7-year scale. Typical wait to the first obligation here: about 179 days. An obligation is the federal share committed to the recipient state, not funds disbursed to the locality, which comes later and is not shown.
FEMA Individual Assistance to households in this jurisdiction, combined across the Housing Assistance owner and renter programs. Valid registrations are households that applied within a designated Individual Assistance area; approved counts and dollars are the households FEMA found eligible under the Individuals and Households Program. Figures are self-reported and drawn from NEMIS through OpenFEMA, not audited, and Individual Assistance exists only for disasters where it was designated, so many jurisdictions show none.
| Assistance type | Approved amount |
|---|---|
| Repair and replacement | $59,850,870 |
| Rental assistance | $97,692,029 |
| Other needs | $138,080,883 |
Federal Hazard Mitigation Assistance obligated to this jurisdiction to reduce future disaster losses, across the FEMA mitigation programs. This is the record of past mitigation investment a local hazard mitigation plan documents. Figures are federal share obligated, reported through OpenFEMA and not audited, and are separate from the Public Assistance funding above.
| Program | Projects | Federal share obligated |
|---|---|---|
| Hazard Mitigation Grant Program(HMGP) | 157 | $155,055,084 |
| Pre-Disaster Mitigation(PDM) | 19 | $9,953,608 |
| Legislative Pre-Disaster Mitigation(LPDM) | 4 | $1,522,390 |
| Flood Mitigation Assistance(FMA) | 5 | $766,103 |
| Severe Repetitive Loss(SRL) | 1 | $219,760 |
Emergency declarations issued by the governor of this state, which are separate from and usually precede a federal declaration. A declaration is listed here when NOAA Storm Events recorded reports of the matched hazard in this jurisdiction while the order was in effect. That is evidence of local impact during a declared state emergency. It is not a statement that the governor named this jurisdiction in the order, since most state declarations apply statewide and name no localities at all. Hazard categories come from the order text. Damage figures are NOAA storm report estimates for this jurisdiction only, not the cost of the declaration.
Archive coverage for Florida: 2020-present structured Governor archive; official State Library 1971-2019 OCR/manual backfill pending
| Signed | Order | Declaration | Hazards reported here | Reported damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2025 | 2025-213 | #2025-213 Executive Order re: Emergency Management – Lake County Flooding | Flash Flood | $19,000 |
| Aug 1, 2024 | 2024-156 | #2024-156 re: Emergency Management – Invest 97L | Thunderstorm Wind | $2,000 |
| Jun 12, 2024 | 2024-115 | #2024-115 re: Emergency Management – Invest 90L – South Florida Flash Flooding | Flash Flood, Flood | $3,200,000 |
| Jan 9, 2024 | 2024-03 | #2024-03 re: Emergency Management – North Florida Tornadoes | Tornado | $150,000 |
| Apr 13, 2023 | 2023-65 | #2023-65 – Emergency Management – Broward County Flooding | Flash Flood, Flood | $28,000,000 |
| Nov 7, 2020 | 2020-277 | #2020-277 Executive Order re: Emergency Management – Tropical Storm Eta | Flash Flood, Flood | Not reported |
Source: state executive order archives collected by DisasterData Plus, joined to NOAA Storm Events. See the Plus overview for per-state coverage and method.
Every local hazard mitigation plan must document previous occurrences of each hazard. Here is that record for Broward County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.
| Hazard | Date | FEMA declaration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane | Oct 11, 2024 | DR-4834-FL | DR |
| Hurricane | Oct 7, 2024 | EM-3622-FL | EM |
| Flood | Apr 27, 2023 | DR-4709-FL | DR |
| Hurricane | Dec 13, 2022 | DR-4680-FL | DR |
| Tropical Storm | Nov 8, 2022 | EM-3587-FL | EM |
| Hurricane | Sep 29, 2022 | DR-4673-FL | DR |
| Hurricane | Sep 24, 2022 | EM-3584-FL | EM |
| Hurricane | Aug 1, 2020 | EM-3533-FL | EM |
| Biological | Mar 25, 2020 | DR-4486-FL | DR |
| Biological | Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3432-FL | EM |
| Hurricane | Oct 21, 2019 | DR-4468-FL | DR |
| Hurricane | Aug 30, 2019 | EM-3419-FL | EM |
| Hurricane | Sep 10, 2017 | DR-4337-FL | DR |
| Hurricane | Sep 5, 2017 | EM-3385-FL | EM |
| Hurricane | Oct 8, 2016 | DR-4283-FL | DR |
| Hurricane | Oct 6, 2016 | EM-3377-FL | EM |
| Severe Storm | Aug 21, 2008 | EM-3288-FL | EM |
| Hurricane | Oct 24, 2005 | DR-1609-FL | DR |
| Hurricane | Sep 20, 2005 | EM-3259-FL | EM |
| Hurricane | Sep 5, 2005 | EM-3220-FL | EM |
| Hurricane | Aug 28, 2005 | DR-1602-FL | DR |
| Hurricane | Sep 26, 2004 | DR-1561-FL | DR |
| Hurricane | Sep 4, 2004 | DR-1545-FL | DR |
| Hurricane | Aug 13, 2004 | DR-1539-FL | DR |
| Freezing | Feb 5, 2001 | DR-1359-FL | DR |
| Severe Storm | Oct 4, 2000 | DR-1345-FL | DR |
| Hurricane | Oct 20, 1999 | DR-1306-FL | DR |
| Hurricane | Oct 15, 1999 | EM-3150-FL | EM |
DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance
Showing 28 declarations
| Date | Number | Type | Hazard | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11, 2024 | DR-4834-FL | DR | Hurricane | Hurricane Milton |
| Oct 7, 2024 | EM-3622-FL | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Milton |
| Apr 27, 2023 | DR-4709-FL | DR | Flood | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding |
| Dec 13, 2022 | DR-4680-FL | DR | Hurricane | Hurricane Nicole |
| Nov 8, 2022 | EM-3587-FL | EM | Tropical Storm | Tropical Storm Nicole |
| Sep 29, 2022 | DR-4673-FL | DR | Hurricane | Hurricane Ian |
| Sep 24, 2022 | EM-3584-FL | EM | Hurricane | Tropical Storm Ian |
| Aug 1, 2020 | EM-3533-FL | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Isaias |
| Mar 25, 2020 | DR-4486-FL | DR | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3432-FL | EM | Biological | Covid-19 |
| Oct 21, 2019 | DR-4468-FL | DR | Hurricane | Hurricane Dorian |
| Aug 30, 2019 | EM-3419-FL | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Dorian |
| Sep 10, 2017 | DR-4337-FL | DR | Hurricane | Hurricane Irma |
| Sep 5, 2017 | EM-3385-FL | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Irma |
| Oct 8, 2016 | DR-4283-FL | DR | Hurricane | Hurricane Matthew |
| Oct 6, 2016 | EM-3377-FL | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Matthew |
| Aug 21, 2008 | EM-3288-FL | EM | Severe Storm | Tropical Storm Fay |
| Oct 24, 2005 | DR-1609-FL | DR | Hurricane | Hurricane Wilma |
| Sep 20, 2005 | EM-3259-FL | EM | Hurricane | Tropical Storm Rita |
| Sep 5, 2005 | EM-3220-FL | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation |
| Aug 28, 2005 | DR-1602-FL | DR | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina |
| Sep 26, 2004 | DR-1561-FL | DR | Hurricane | Hurricane Jeanne |
| Sep 4, 2004 | DR-1545-FL | DR | Hurricane | Hurricane Frances |
| Aug 13, 2004 | DR-1539-FL | DR | Hurricane | Tropical Storm Bonnie And Hurricane Charley |
| Feb 5, 2001 | DR-1359-FL | DR | Freezing | Severe Freeze |
| Oct 4, 2000 | DR-1345-FL | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Oct 20, 1999 | DR-1306-FL | DR | Hurricane | Fl-Hurricane Irene-Dr-Req |
| Oct 15, 1999 | EM-3150-FL | EM | Hurricane | Tropical Storm Irene - Florida |
Drawn from FEMA's OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries, rebuilt each week. A declaration is counted here once for each designated area it names, so a single disaster covering many localities is counted in each one. For that reason these jurisdiction counts do not sum to Florida's statewide total. This page counts declarations that named this jurisdiction as a designated area. Totals cover complete fiscal years (Oct 1 to Sep 30); the in-progress year may appear in the most-recent list but is not counted in the totals. Uses OpenFEMA data but is not endorsed by or affiliated with FEMA.
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