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New Hampshire: Federal Disaster Declarations
New Hampshire has recorded 34 major disaster declarations since FY2000 (through FY2026), the federal government's fullest response to an event. Alongside those sit 12 emergency declarations and 1 fire management declarations, 47 in all. Its most common hazard is severe storm. It ranks #21 nationally by major disasters.
Totals: FY2000 to FY2026 · Page last rebuilt Oct 25, 2026 · the current in-progress fiscal year is not included in totals
Past 12 months
Recent declarations and aid so far
New Hampshire has had 1 federal declaration in the past 12 months. The figures are what FEMA has reported to date and grow as recovery continues. It is from FY2027, so it is added to the complete-year totals above after that year ends on Sep 30, 2027.
| Declaration | Declared | Households approved | Individual Assistance | Public Assistance obligated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR-4947-NHMajor disaster · Severe Storm | Oct 7, 2026Incident period Jun 10 to 11, 2026 | None reported | None reported | None reported yet |
Individual Assistance is FEMA's Individuals and Households Program, from OpenFEMA's Housing Assistance data for owners and renters. Public Assistance is the obligated federal share from OpenFEMA's grant award activity, which usually starts posting weeks to months after a declaration. Select a declaration number to open its full event profile.
Federal Public Assistance obligated
$566M has been obligated to New Hampshire in Public Assistance since FY2000.
$227M followed major disasters other than COVID-19. $15M followed emergency declarations, which cover debris removal and emergency protective work only. $325M, or 57% of the total, was COVID-19, which every state and county in the country received.
Obligated is the committed share, not necessarily spent, and can be revised as projects close out. Totals are summed from funded localities, so a declaration administered entirely at state level may not appear here.
Most common hazards
- Severe Storm 25
- Snowstorm 7
- Hurricane 6
- Flood 3
- Biological 2
- Winter Storm 1
- Coastal Storm 1
- Fire 1
All declarations on record
Major disaster (DR). The big one. Opens the full toolbox: repair money for public infrastructure, help for households, and mitigation funding to reduce the next loss.
Emergency (EM). Narrower and usually faster, for protective work before or during an incident. Capped, and rarely brings household assistance. Nearly every state and county has one from COVID-19.
Fire management (FM). Cost sharing to fight a wildfire as it burns. Not a disaster declaration, and it does not open recovery programs.
DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance
The totals above count complete fiscal years only. This list also includes one declaration made since Oct 1, 2026 (FY2027); it is added to the totals after that year ends on Sep 30, 2027.
Showing 48 declarations
| Date | Number | Type | Hazard | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2026 | DR-4947-NH | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storm And Flooding |
| Aug 20, 2024 | DR-4812-NH | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storm And Flooding |
| Jul 10, 2024 | DR-4799-NH | DR | Winter Storm | Severe Winter Storm And Flooding |
| Apr 19, 2024 | DR-4771-NH | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Feb 27, 2024 | DR-4761-NH | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storm And Flooding |
| Sep 14, 2023 | DR-4740-NH | DR | Flood | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Mar 15, 2023 | DR-4693-NH | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storm And Flooding |
| Oct 4, 2021 | DR-4624-NH | DR | Flood | Severe Storm And Flooding |
| Sep 30, 2021 | DR-4622-NH | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storm And Flooding |
| Apr 3, 2020 | DR-4516-NH | DR | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3445-NH | EM | Biological | Covid-19 |
| Aug 15, 2019 | DR-4457-NH | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storm And Flooding |
| Jun 8, 2018 | DR-4371-NH | DR | Snowstorm | Severe Winter Storm And Snowstorm |
| Jun 8, 2018 | DR-4370-NH | DR | Coastal Storm | Severe Storm And Flooding |
| Jan 2, 2018 | DR-4355-NH | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storm And Flooding |
| Aug 9, 2017 | DR-4329-NH | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Jun 1, 2017 | DR-4316-NH | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm |
| Apr 21, 2016 | FM-5123-NH | FM | Fire | Stoddard Fire |
| Mar 25, 2015 | DR-4209-NH | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm And Snowstorm |
| Aug 2, 2013 | DR-4139-NH | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding |
| Mar 19, 2013 | DR-4105-NH | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm And Snowstorm |
| Nov 28, 2012 | DR-4095-NH | DR | Hurricane | Hurricane Sandy |
| Oct 30, 2012 | EM-3360-NH | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Sandy |
| Jun 15, 2012 | DR-4065-NH | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storm And Flooding |
| Dec 5, 2011 | DR-4049-NH | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storm And Snowstorm |
| Nov 1, 2011 | EM-3344-NH | EM | Severe Storm | Severe Storm |
| Sep 3, 2011 | DR-4026-NH | DR | Hurricane | Tropical Storm Irene |
| Aug 27, 2011 | EM-3333-NH | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Irene |
| Jul 22, 2011 | DR-4006-NH | DR | Flood | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| May 12, 2010 | DR-1913-NH | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Mar 29, 2010 | DR-1892-NH | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm |
| Jan 2, 2009 | DR-1812-NH | DR | Severe Ice Storm | Severe Winter Storm |
| Dec 13, 2008 | EM-3297-NH | EM | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm |
| Oct 3, 2008 | DR-1799-NH | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Sep 5, 2008 | DR-1787-NH | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Aug 11, 2008 | DR-1782-NH | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornado, And Flooding |
| Apr 27, 2007 | DR-1695-NH | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| May 25, 2006 | DR-1643-NH | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Oct 26, 2005 | DR-1610-NH | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Sep 19, 2005 | EM-3258-NH | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation |
| Apr 28, 2005 | EM-3211-NH | EM | Snowstorm | Record Snow |
| Mar 30, 2005 | EM-3207-NH | EM | Snowstorm | Record And/Or Near Record Snow |
| Mar 30, 2005 | EM-3208-NH | EM | Snowstorm | Record Snow |
| Jan 15, 2004 | EM-3193-NH | EM | Snowstorm | Snow |
| Sep 12, 2003 | DR-1489-NH | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Mar 11, 2003 | EM-3177-NH | EM | Snowstorm | Snow |
| Mar 28, 2001 | EM-3166-NH | EM | Snowstorm | Snow |
| Oct 18, 1999 | DR-1305-NH | DR | Hurricane | Tropical Storm Floyd |
Individual Assistance to households
FEMA Individual Assistance to households across New Hampshire, combined across the Housing Assistance owner and renter programs. Valid registrations are households that applied within a designated Individual Assistance area; approved figures are those FEMA found eligible under the Individuals and Households Program. Self-reported, drawn from NEMIS through OpenFEMA, and present only where Individual Assistance was designated.
| Assistance type | Approved amount |
|---|---|
| Repair and replacement | $12M |
| Rental assistance | $1M |
| Other needs | $8M |
Hazard mitigation funded
Federal Hazard Mitigation Assistance obligated across New Hampshire to reduce future disaster losses, by program. Figures are federal share obligated, reported through OpenFEMA and not audited.
| Program | Projects | Federal share obligated |
|---|---|---|
| Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) | 283 | $33M |
| Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) | 23 | $6M |
| Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) | 20 | $2M |
| Legislative Pre-Disaster Mitigation (LPDM) | 5 | $1M |
| Repetitive Flood Claims (RFC) | 2 | $883K |
| Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) | 1 | $816K |
| Severe Repetitive Loss (SRL) | 1 | $110K |
Denied requests
FEMA turned down 6 declaration requests from New Hampshire since FY2000, a declaration-request denial rate of 11.3%. This is the President denying a governor or tribal leader's request for a declaration, tracked in a separate FEMA dataset from approved declarations, and is not the same thing as an individual being denied assistance under an approved declaration.
| Date | Type | Hazard |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 2023 | Major Disaster | Flood |
| May 12, 2023 | Major Disaster | Snowstorm |
| May 21, 2014 | Major Disaster | Flood |
| Aug 4, 2005 | Major Disaster | Flood |
| Apr 28, 2005 | Major Disaster | Severe Storm |
| Apr 9, 2003 | Major Disaster | Other |
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, ranks, and rates on this page cover complete fiscal years only. Declarations from the fiscal year still in progress are listed in each state's declaration tables and its recent-declarations panel, but are not counted in any total until the year is complete. Uses OpenFEMA data but is not endorsed by or affiliated with FEMA.