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Macomb County, Michigan

Macomb County recorded 9 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 5 major disasters, 4 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is severe storm.

Highlighted: Macomb County, MI

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

9
Declarations since FY2000
5
Major disasters (DR)
4
Emergencies (EM)
0
Fire management (FM)
Feb 2024
Most recent
$23.5M
Federal PA obligated (top: emergency protective measures)

The federal disaster record for Macomb County runs between 2001 and 2024, covering 9 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding in 2024. The hazards behind these declarations were most often severe storm, flood, and biological. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $23.5 million in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for emergency protective measures.

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 26099
CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI
40.8
overall percentile nationally

Approximately 40.8% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status41.3
Household characteristics40.9
Racial and ethnic minority status58.7
Housing type and transportation33.5

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

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025
96.7
overall risk score
Relatively High
Expected annual loss$268.0MRelatively High
NRI social vulnerability27.1Relatively Low
Community resilience80.7Very High

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
Emergency protective measures(B)77$20,971,225
Management costs(Z)2$884,531
Debris removal(A)7$858,234
Utilities(F)4$758,537
Buildings and equipment(E)4$61,923
Roads and bridges(C)1$9,615
Parks and recreation(G)1$3,898
All categories96$23,547,963

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 7-year scale. Typical wait to the first obligation here: about 130 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.

Covid-19 Pandemic 2020$20.5M
130 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms And Flooding 2014$1.8M
74 days to first federal obligation
Hurricane Katrina Evacuation 2005$1K
135 days to first federal obligation
Power Outage 2003$632K
162 days to first federal obligation
Snow 2001$611K
35 days to first federal obligation
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Assistance to households (Individual Assistance)

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.

27,985
valid registrations
17,434
households approved
$51,289,722
total IHP approved
Assistance typeApproved amount
Repair and replacement$21,771,636
Rental assistance$12,967,895
Other needs$16,505,972

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.

$7,847,188
federal mitigation share
31
funded projects
16
properties mitigated
ProgramProjectsFederal share obligated
Legislative Pre-Disaster Mitigation(LPDM)5$5,086,163
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program(HMGP)24$2,681,890
Pre-Disaster Mitigation(PDM)1$62,500
Flood Mitigation Assistance(FMA)1$16,635

State declarations (governor)

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.

6
state declarations with local storm evidence
23
statewide on record

Archive coverage for Michigan: 2019-present structured Governor archive; 2000-2018 not covered by the current Governor source

SignedOrderDeclarationHazards reported hereReported damage
Mar 8, 20262026-1EXECUTIVE ORDER No. 2026-1 Declaration of State of Emergency — March 08, 2026 On March 6, 2026, severe weather struck the counties of Branch, Cass, and St.HailNot reported
May 7, 20242024-3Executive Order 2024-3: Declaration of State of Emergency — May 07, 2024 On May 7, 2024, severe weather that included straight-line winds struck the counties of Kalamazoo, St.Thunderstorm WindNot reported
Aug 25, 20232023-7Executive Order 2023-7: Declaration of State of Emergency — August 25, 2023 Beginning on August 24, 2023, areas in lower Michigan experienced several stormfronts that brought heavy rain and spawned tornadoes.Thunderstorm Wind$3,100,000
May 20, 20222022-2Executive Order 2022-2: Declaration of State of Emergency — May 20, 2022 At roughly 3:50pm on May 20, 2022, a tornado struck Gaylord, Michigan, causing at least one fatality, dozens of serious injuries to residents, and widespread damage to businesses, roads, and homes.Thunderstorm WindNot reported
Aug 24, 20212021-12Executive Order 2021-12: Declaration of State of Emergency — 2021-12 Declaration of State of Emergency On August 11, 2021, two fast-moving storm systems swept through the lower peninsula of Michigan, bringing heavy rain and damaging winds that exceeded 60 miles an hour.Thunderstorm WindNot reported
Jun 29, 20212021-7Executive Order 2021-7: Declaration of State of Emergency — June 29, 2021 Beginning on June 25, 2021, Southeast Michigan experienced heavy rainfall, which resulted in widespread flooding, power outages, flooded roadways, stranded motorists, flooding of homes, and displaced residents.Flash Flood$1,000,000

Source: state executive order archives collected by DisasterData Plus, joined to NOAA Storm Events. See the Plus overview for per-state coverage and method.

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 Macomb County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.

HazardDateFEMA declarationType
FloodFeb 8, 2024DR-4757-MIDR
Severe StormJul 15, 2021DR-4607-MIDR
BiologicalMar 27, 2020DR-4494-MIDR
BiologicalMar 13, 2020EM-3455-MIEM
FloodSep 25, 2014DR-4195-MIDR
HurricaneSep 7, 2005EM-3225-MIEM
Severe StormJun 30, 2004DR-1527-MIDR
OtherSep 23, 2003EM-3189-MIEM
SnowstormJan 10, 2001EM-3160-MIEM

Every declaration on record

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

Showing 9 declarations

DateNumberTypeHazardTitle
Feb 8, 2024DR-4757-MIDRFloodSevere Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
Jul 15, 2021DR-4607-MIDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Flooding, And Tornadoes
Mar 27, 2020DR-4494-MIDRBiologicalCovid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020EM-3455-MIEMBiologicalCovid-19
Sep 25, 2014DR-4195-MIDRFloodSevere Storms And Flooding
Sep 7, 2005EM-3225-MIEMHurricaneHurricane Katrina Evacuation
Jun 30, 2004DR-1527-MIDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
Sep 23, 2003EM-3189-MIEMOtherPower Outage
Jan 10, 2001EM-3160-MIEMSnowstormSnow
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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 Michigan'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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