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Wallace County, Kansas

Wallace County recorded 16 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 13 major disasters, 3 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is severe storm.

Highlighted: Wallace County, KS

Totals: FY2000–FY2025 · Page last rebuilt Sep 12, 2026 · the current in-progress fiscal year is not included in totals

16
Declarations since FY2000
13
Major disasters (DR)
3
Emergencies (EM)
0
Fire management (FM)
Sep 2026
Most recent
$214K
Federal PA obligated (top: roads and bridges)

The federal disaster record for Wallace County runs between 2004 and 2025, covering 16 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding in 2025. The hazards behind these declarations were most often severe storm, snowstorm, and biological. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated $213,803 in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for roads and bridges.

Risk and vulnerability context

Historical declarations show what has happened here. These national datasets add context about underlying natural-hazard risk and community vulnerability.

County FIPS 20199
CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI
17.6
overall percentile nationally

Approximately 17.6% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status8.9
Household characteristics78.6
Racial and ethnic minority status31.7
Housing type and transportation12.2

Higher percentiles indicate greater relative social vulnerability within the CDC SVI framework. CDC SVI documentation

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025
1.2
overall risk score
Very Low
Expected annual loss$1.5MVery Low
NRI social vulnerability33.2Relatively Low
Community resilience21.2Relatively Low

The NRI combines expected annual loss, social vulnerability, and community resilience to describe relative natural-hazard risk. FEMA NRI documentation

About these measures: CDC Social Vulnerability Index and FEMA National Risk Index Social Vulnerability are separate measures built with different methods. They are shown side by side for context and should not be interpreted as equivalent scores.

Federal Public Assistance by category

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.

CategoryProjectsFederal share obligated
Roads and bridges(C)4$166,427
Emergency protective measures(B)4$28,271
Parks and recreation(G)1$8,526
Buildings and equipment(E)3$5,955
Utilities(F)1$4,622
All categories13$213,801

Recovery funding, how fast it came

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 3-year scale. Typical wait to the first obligation here: about 113 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.

Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding 2023$23K
720 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms And Straight Line Winds 2022$41K
113 days to first federal obligation
Severe Winter Storm 2007$149K
61 days to first federal obligation
Declared1 yr2 yr3 yr

Hazard mitigation, what has been funded here

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.

$18,750
federal mitigation share
1
funded project
ProgramProjectsFederal share obligated
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program(HMGP)1$18,750

Most common hazards

Previous occurrences, for your mitigation plan

Every local hazard mitigation plan must document previous occurrences of each hazard. Here is that record for Wallace County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.

HazardDateFEMA declarationType
Severe StormSep 11, 2025DR-4891-KSDR
Severe StormMay 21, 2025DR-4869-KSDR
Severe StormSep 24, 2024DR-4824-KSDR
Severe StormOct 26, 2023DR-4747-KSDR
SnowstormMay 25, 2022DR-4654-KSDR
Severe StormFeb 17, 2022DR-4640-KSDR
BiologicalMar 29, 2020DR-4504-KSDR
BiologicalMar 13, 2020EM-3481-KSEM
Severe StormJun 20, 2019DR-4449-KSDR
SnowstormJun 16, 2017DR-4319-KSDR
Severe StormMar 9, 2010DR-1885-KSDR
Severe StormJul 9, 2008DR-1776-KSDR
Severe StormDec 12, 2007EM-3282-KSEM
Severe StormJan 7, 2007DR-1675-KSDR
HurricaneSep 10, 2005EM-3236-KSEM
Severe StormAug 3, 2004DR-1535-KSDR

Every declaration on record

DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance

Showing 16 declarations

DateNumberTypeHazardTitle
Sep 11, 2025DR-4891-KSDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding
May 21, 2025DR-4869-KSDRSevere StormSevere Winter Storm, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, And Wildfires
Sep 24, 2024DR-4824-KSDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding
Oct 26, 2023DR-4747-KSDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding
May 25, 2022DR-4654-KSDRSnowstormSevere Winter Storms And Straight-Line Winds
Feb 17, 2022DR-4640-KSDRSevere StormSevere Storms And Straight Line Winds
Mar 29, 2020DR-4504-KSDRBiologicalCovid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020EM-3481-KSEMBiologicalCovid-19
Jun 20, 2019DR-4449-KSDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding,Landslides,And Mudslides
Jun 16, 2017DR-4319-KSDRSnowstormSevere Winter Storm, Snowstorm, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding
Mar 9, 2010DR-1885-KSDRSevere StormSevere Winter Storms And Snowstorm
Jul 9, 2008DR-1776-KSDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Flooding And Tornadoes
Dec 12, 2007EM-3282-KSEMSevere StormSevere Winter Storms
Jan 7, 2007DR-1675-KSDRSevere StormSevere Winter Storm
Sep 10, 2005EM-3236-KSEMHurricaneHurricane Katrina Evacuation
Aug 3, 2004DR-1535-KSDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Flooding, And Tornadoes
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How these numbers are built

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 Kansas'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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