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Illinois: Federal Disaster Declarations
Illinois has recorded 31 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 24 major disasters, 7 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is severe storm. It ranks #42 nationally by total declarations.
Most common hazards
- Severe Storm 13
- Flood 6
- Snowstorm 5
- Tornado 3
- Biological 2
- Severe Ice Storm 1
- Hurricane 1
All declarations on record
DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance
Showing 31 declarations
| Date | Number | Type | Hazard | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 2024 | DR-4819-IL | DR | Flood | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Floodng |
| Nov 20, 2023 | DR-4749-IL | DR | Flood | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Aug 15, 2023 | DR-4728-IL | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Oct 14, 2022 | DR-4676-IL | DR | Flood | Severe Storm And Flooding |
| Dec 13, 2021 | EM-3577-IL | EM | Tornado | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Tornadoes |
| Mar 26, 2020 | DR-4489-IL | DR | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3435-IL | EM | Biological | Covid-19 |
| Sep 19, 2019 | DR-4461-IL | DR | Flood | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Nov 26, 2013 | DR-4157-IL | DR | Tornado | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Tornadoes |
| May 10, 2013 | DR-4116-IL | DR | Flood | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding |
| Jun 7, 2011 | DR-1991-IL | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Mar 17, 2011 | DR-1960-IL | DR | Snowstorm | Severe Winter Storm And Snowstorm |
| Aug 19, 2010 | DR-1935-IL | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Jul 2, 2009 | DR-1850-IL | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Flooding, And Tornadoes |
| Mar 2, 2009 | DR-1826-IL | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm |
| Oct 3, 2008 | DR-1800-IL | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Jun 24, 2008 | DR-1771-IL | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Mar 13, 2008 | EM-3283-IL | EM | Snowstorm | Record Snow And Near Record Snow |
| Mar 7, 2008 | DR-1747-IL | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Sep 25, 2007 | DR-1729-IL | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Aug 30, 2007 | DR-1722-IL | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Feb 9, 2007 | DR-1681-IL | DR | Severe Ice Storm | Severe Winter Storm |
| Dec 29, 2006 | EM-3269-IL | EM | Snowstorm | Snow |
| Mar 28, 2006 | DR-1633-IL | DR | Severe Storm | Tornadoes And Severe Storms |
| Sep 7, 2005 | EM-3230-IL | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation |
| Feb 1, 2005 | EM-3199-IL | EM | Snowstorm | Record/Near Record Snow |
| Apr 23, 2004 | DR-1513-IL | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Tornadoes |
| May 15, 2003 | DR-1469-IL | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding |
| May 21, 2002 | DR-1416-IL | DR | Tornado | Severe Storms, Tornadoes And Flooding |
| May 9, 2001 | DR-1368-IL | DR | Flood | Flooding |
| Jan 17, 2001 | EM-3161-IL | EM | Snowstorm | Illinois Winter Snow Storms |
Denied requests
FEMA turned down 16 declaration requests from Illinois since FY2000, a denial rate of 34.0%. Denials are tracked in a separate FEMA dataset from approved declarations.
| Date | Type | Hazard |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2025 | Major Disaster | Severe Storm |
| Aug 21, 2025 | Major Disaster | Severe Storm |
| Apr 5, 2023 | Emergency | Severe Storm |
| Apr 11, 2018 | Major Disaster | Flood |
| Aug 31, 2017 | Major Disaster | Flood |
| Feb 26, 2016 | Major Disaster | Flood |
| Mar 7, 2012 | Major Disaster | Tornado |
| Aug 26, 2011 | Major Disaster | Severe Storm |
| Jun 18, 2010 | Major Disaster | Tornado |
| Apr 8, 2008 | Major Disaster | Flood |
How these numbers are built
Every figure is drawn from FEMA's OpenFEMA datasets: the Disaster Declarations Summaries for declarations and the Declaration Denials dataset for turndowns, rebuilt automatically each week. A "declaration" is one unique combination of declaration type (DR / EM / FM), disaster number, and state, so a single disaster affecting five states counts as five declarations. Years are federal fiscal years (Oct 1 to Sep 30). Totals on this page cover complete fiscal years only; the current 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.