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CountyBlue Earth County, Minnesota
Blue Earth County recorded 13 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 10 major disasters, 3 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is flood.
The federal disaster record for Blue Earth County runs between 2005 and 2024, covering 13 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Severe Storms And Flooding in 2024. The hazards behind these declarations were most often flood, biological, and tornado. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $13.9 million in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for water control facilities.
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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.
| Category | Projects | Federal share obligated |
|---|---|---|
| Water control facilities(D) | 17 | $3,688,607 |
| Roads and bridges(C) | 166 | $3,558,976 |
| Parks and recreation(G) | 42 | $2,469,045 |
| Debris removal(A) | 60 | $1,309,071 |
| Utilities(F) | 18 | $1,297,024 |
| Emergency protective measures(B) | 50 | $1,105,564 |
| Buildings and equipment(E) | 29 | $314,453 |
| Management costs(Z) | 25 | $121,791 |
| All categories | 407 | $13,864,531 |
Most common hazards
- Flood 8
- Biological 2
- Tornado 1
- Severe Storm 1
- Hurricane 1
Previous occurrences, for your mitigation plan
Every local hazard mitigation plan must document previous occurrences of each hazard. Here is that record for Blue Earth County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.
| Hazard | Date | FEMA declaration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flood | Jun 28, 2024 | DR-4797-MN | DR |
| Biological | Apr 7, 2020 | DR-4531-MN | DR |
| Biological | Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3453-MN | EM |
| Flood | Jun 12, 2019 | DR-4442-MN | DR |
| Flood | Sep 5, 2018 | DR-4390-MN | DR |
| Flood | Nov 2, 2016 | DR-4290-MN | DR |
| Flood | Jul 21, 2014 | DR-4182-MN | DR |
| Flood | May 10, 2011 | DR-1982-MN | DR |
| Severe Storm | Oct 13, 2010 | DR-1941-MN | DR |
| Tornado | Jul 2, 2010 | DR-1921-MN | DR |
| Flood | Apr 19, 2010 | DR-1900-MN | DR |
| Flood | Mar 19, 2010 | EM-3310-MN | EM |
| Hurricane | Sep 13, 2005 | EM-3242-MN | EM |
Every declaration on record
DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance
Showing 13 declarations
| Date | Number | Type | Hazard | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2024 | DR-4797-MN | DR | Flood | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Apr 7, 2020 | DR-4531-MN | DR | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3453-MN | EM | Biological | Covid-19 |
| Jun 12, 2019 | DR-4442-MN | DR | Flood | Severe Winter Storm, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding |
| Sep 5, 2018 | DR-4390-MN | DR | Flood | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding |
| Nov 2, 2016 | DR-4290-MN | DR | Flood | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Jul 21, 2014 | DR-4182-MN | DR | Flood | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides |
| May 10, 2011 | DR-1982-MN | DR | Flood | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Oct 13, 2010 | DR-1941-MN | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Jul 2, 2010 | DR-1921-MN | DR | Tornado | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding |
| Apr 19, 2010 | DR-1900-MN | DR | Flood | Flooding |
| Mar 19, 2010 | EM-3310-MN | EM | Flood | Flooding |
| Sep 13, 2005 | EM-3242-MN | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation |
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 Minnesota'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.