Disaster Data / States / Florida / DeSoto County
CountyDeSoto County recorded 28 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 15 major disasters, 12 emergencies, and 1 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is hurricane.
Highlighted: DeSoto 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 DeSoto 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, tropical storm, and severe storm. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $66.2 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 99.8% 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) | 39 | $42,150,895 |
| Emergency protective measures(B) | 69 | $8,009,092 |
| Buildings and equipment(E) | 100 | $6,703,362 |
| Roads and bridges(C) | 45 | $3,820,002 |
| Utilities(F) | 20 | $2,354,580 |
| Management costs(Z) | 13 | $1,325,516 |
| Parks and recreation(G) | 36 | $1,189,227 |
| Water control facilities(D) | 3 | $660,899 |
| All categories | 325 | $66,213,573 |
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 9-year scale. Typical wait to the first obligation here: about 155 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 | $26,119,010 |
| Rental assistance | $6,377,000 |
| Other needs | $22,875,840 |
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) | 21 | $7,294,041 |
Every local hazard mitigation plan must document previous occurrences of each hazard. Here is that record for DeSoto 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 |
| Hurricane | Sep 28, 2024 | DR-4828-FL | DR |
| Tropical Storm | Aug 10, 2024 | DR-4806-FL | DR |
| Tropical Storm | Aug 3, 2024 | EM-3605-FL | EM |
| Hurricane | Aug 31, 2023 | DR-4734-FL | DR |
| Tropical Storm | Aug 28, 2023 | EM-3596-FL | EM |
| 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 |
| Severe Storm | Jul 4, 2021 | EM-3561-FL | EM |
| Biological | Mar 25, 2020 | DR-4486-FL | DR |
| Biological | Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3432-FL | EM |
| Hurricane | Aug 30, 2019 | EM-3419-FL | EM |
| Hurricane | Sep 10, 2017 | DR-4337-FL | DR |
| Hurricane | Sep 5, 2017 | EM-3385-FL | EM |
| Severe Storm | Aug 21, 2008 | EM-3288-FL | EM |
| Hurricane | Oct 24, 2005 | DR-1609-FL | DR |
| Hurricane | Sep 5, 2005 | EM-3220-FL | EM |
| Hurricane | Sep 26, 2004 | DR-1561-FL | DR |
| Hurricane | Sep 4, 2004 | DR-1545-FL | DR |
| Hurricane | Aug 13, 2004 | DR-1539-FL | DR |
| Severe Storm | Jul 29, 2003 | DR-1481-FL | DR |
| Coastal Storm | Sep 28, 2001 | DR-1393-FL | DR |
| Fire | Apr 18, 2001 | FM-2358-FL | FM |
| Freezing | Feb 5, 2001 | DR-1359-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 |
| Sep 28, 2024 | DR-4828-FL | DR | Hurricane | Hurricane Helene |
| Aug 10, 2024 | DR-4806-FL | DR | Tropical Storm | Hurricane Debby |
| Aug 3, 2024 | EM-3605-FL | EM | Tropical Storm | Tropical Storm Debby |
| Aug 31, 2023 | DR-4734-FL | DR | Hurricane | Hurricane Idalia |
| Aug 28, 2023 | EM-3596-FL | EM | Tropical Storm | Tropical Storm Idalia |
| 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 |
| Jul 4, 2021 | EM-3561-FL | EM | Severe Storm | Tropical Storm Elsa |
| Mar 25, 2020 | DR-4486-FL | DR | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3432-FL | EM | Biological | Covid-19 |
| 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 |
| Aug 21, 2008 | EM-3288-FL | EM | Severe Storm | Tropical Storm Fay |
| Oct 24, 2005 | DR-1609-FL | DR | Hurricane | Hurricane Wilma |
| Sep 5, 2005 | EM-3220-FL | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation |
| 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 |
| Jul 29, 2003 | DR-1481-FL | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Sep 28, 2001 | DR-1393-FL | DR | Coastal Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes And Flooding Associated With Tropical Storm Gabrielle |
| Apr 18, 2001 | FM-2358-FL | FM | Fire | Fl - Myakka Complex Fire |
| Feb 5, 2001 | DR-1359-FL | DR | Freezing | Severe Freeze |
| 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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