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Norman County, Minnesota

Norman County recorded 16 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 12 major disasters, 4 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is flood.

Highlighted: Norman County, MN

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

16
Declarations since FY2000
12
Major disasters (DR)
4
Emergencies (EM)
0
Fire management (FM)
Jul 2023
Most recent
$13.2M
Federal PA obligated (top: roads and bridges)

The federal disaster record for Norman County runs between 2000 and 2023, covering 16 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Severe Storms And Flooding in 2023. The hazards behind these declarations were most often flood, severe storm, and biological. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $13.2 million 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 27107
CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI
28.1
overall percentile nationally

Approximately 28.1% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status23.3
Household characteristics29.5
Racial and ethnic minority status35.4
Housing type and transportation47.6

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

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025
14.4
overall risk score
Very Low
Expected annual loss$5.5MVery Low
NRI social vulnerability47.5Relatively Moderate
Community resilience54.3Relatively Moderate

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)431$8,647,644
Water control facilities(D)86$2,163,979
Emergency protective measures(B)75$1,376,687
Debris removal(A)47$567,371
Utilities(F)11$479,715
Management costs(Z)22$62,450
Buildings and equipment(E)7$7,999
Parks and recreation(G)16$-143,304
All categories695$13,162,541

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 141 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 And Flooding 2023$997K
135 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding 2022$271K
159 days to first federal obligation
Severe Winter Storm, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding 2019$1.0M
183 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms And Flooding 2011$1.2M
147 days to first federal obligation
Flooding 2010$1.3M
45 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms And Flooding 2009$1.7M
58 days to first federal obligation
Declared1 yr2 yr3 yr4 yr5 yr6 yr7 yr

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.

110
valid registrations
67
households approved
$209,388
total IHP approved
Assistance typeApproved amount
Repair and replacement$129,548
Rental assistance$31,312
Other needs$48,091

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.

$11,392,766
federal mitigation share
19
funded projects
47
properties mitigated
ProgramProjectsFederal share obligated
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program(HMGP)18$11,370,266
Pre-Disaster Mitigation(PDM)1$22,500

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.

1
state declarations with local storm evidence
15
statewide on record

Archive coverage for Minnesota: 2019-present current Governor archive; 2000-2018 not covered; anti-bot interception is detected explicitly; Collection failed: Minnesota adapter: scrape failed

SignedOrderDeclarationHazards reported hereReported damage
Apr 24, 202222-08Declaring a Peacetime Emergency and Providing National Guard Assistance to Local Emergency Flood Operations in MinnesotaFlash Flood$20,000

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

HazardDateFEMA declarationType
FloodJul 19, 2023DR-4722-MNDR
FloodJul 13, 2022DR-4659-MNDR
BiologicalApr 7, 2020DR-4531-MNDR
BiologicalMar 13, 2020EM-3453-MNEM
FloodJun 12, 2019DR-4442-MNDR
FloodMay 10, 2011DR-1982-MNDR
FloodApr 19, 2010DR-1900-MNDR
FloodMar 19, 2010EM-3310-MNEM
Severe StormApr 9, 2009DR-1830-MNDR
Severe StormMar 26, 2009EM-3304-MNEM
FloodJun 5, 2006DR-1648-MNDR
Severe StormJan 4, 2006DR-1622-MNDR
HurricaneSep 13, 2005EM-3242-MNEM
Severe StormJun 14, 2002DR-1419-MNDR
FloodMay 16, 2001DR-1370-MNDR
Severe StormJun 27, 2000DR-1333-MNDR

Every declaration on record

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

Showing 16 declarations

DateNumberTypeHazardTitle
Jul 19, 2023DR-4722-MNDRFloodSevere Storms And Flooding
Jul 13, 2022DR-4659-MNDRFloodSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding
Apr 7, 2020DR-4531-MNDRBiologicalCovid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020EM-3453-MNEMBiologicalCovid-19
Jun 12, 2019DR-4442-MNDRFloodSevere Winter Storm, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding
May 10, 2011DR-1982-MNDRFloodSevere Storms And Flooding
Apr 19, 2010DR-1900-MNDRFloodFlooding
Mar 19, 2010EM-3310-MNEMFloodFlooding
Apr 9, 2009DR-1830-MNDRSevere StormSevere Storms And Flooding
Mar 26, 2009EM-3304-MNEMSevere StormSevere Storms And Flooding
Jun 5, 2006DR-1648-MNDRFloodFlooding
Jan 4, 2006DR-1622-MNDRSevere StormSevere Winter Storm
Sep 13, 2005EM-3242-MNEMHurricaneHurricane Katrina Evacuation
Jun 14, 2002DR-1419-MNDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Flooding And Tornadoes
May 16, 2001DR-1370-MNDRFloodSevere Winter Storms, Flooding, And Tornadoes
Jun 27, 2000DR-1333-MNDRSevere StormSevere Storms And Flooding
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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 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.

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