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CountyChatham County, North Carolina
Chatham County recorded 16 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 7 major disasters, 9 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is hurricane.
The federal disaster record for Chatham County runs between 2000 and 2025, covering 16 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Tropical Depression Chantal in 2025. The hazards behind these declarations were most often hurricane, biological, and tropical storm. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated $783,166 in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for emergency protective measures.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Emergency protective measures(B) | 19 | $308,541 |
| Debris removal(A) | 8 | $216,153 |
| Parks and recreation(G) | 7 | $103,991 |
| Buildings and equipment(E) | 6 | $67,977 |
| Roads and bridges(C) | 3 | $61,065 |
| Utilities(F) | 1 | $12,732 |
| Management costs(Z) | 4 | $12,707 |
| All categories | 48 | $783,166 |
Most common hazards
- Hurricane 9
- Biological 2
- Tropical Storm 2
- Severe Storm 1
- Severe Ice Storm 1
- Tropical Depression 1
Previous occurrences, for your mitigation plan
Every local hazard mitigation plan must document previous occurrences of each hazard. Here is that record for Chatham County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.
| Hazard | Date | FEMA declaration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tropical Depression | Sep 11, 2025 | DR-4889-NC | DR |
| Tropical Storm | Sep 26, 2024 | EM-3617-NC | EM |
| Tropical Storm | Aug 6, 2024 | EM-3608-NC | EM |
| Hurricane | Oct 1, 2022 | EM-3586-NC | EM |
| Hurricane | Aug 2, 2020 | EM-3534-NC | EM |
| Biological | Mar 25, 2020 | DR-4487-NC | DR |
| Biological | Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3471-NC | EM |
| Hurricane | Sep 3, 2019 | EM-3423-NC | EM |
| Hurricane | Jan 31, 2019 | DR-4412-NC | DR |
| Hurricane | Sep 14, 2018 | DR-4393-NC | DR |
| Hurricane | Sep 10, 2018 | EM-3401-NC | EM |
| Hurricane | Oct 10, 2016 | DR-4285-NC | DR |
| Hurricane | Oct 7, 2016 | EM-3380-NC | EM |
| Hurricane | Sep 5, 2005 | EM-3222-NC | EM |
| Severe Ice Storm | Dec 12, 2002 | DR-1448-NC | DR |
| Severe Storm | Jan 31, 2000 | DR-1312-NC | DR |
Every declaration on record
DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance
Showing 16 declarations
| Date | Number | Type | Hazard | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2025 | DR-4889-NC | DR | Tropical Depression | Tropical Depression Chantal |
| Sep 26, 2024 | EM-3617-NC | EM | Tropical Storm | Hurricane Helene |
| Aug 6, 2024 | EM-3608-NC | EM | Tropical Storm | Tropical Storm Debby |
| Oct 1, 2022 | EM-3586-NC | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Ian |
| Aug 2, 2020 | EM-3534-NC | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Isaias |
| Mar 25, 2020 | DR-4487-NC | DR | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3471-NC | EM | Biological | Covid-19 |
| Sep 3, 2019 | EM-3423-NC | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Dorian |
| Jan 31, 2019 | DR-4412-NC | DR | Hurricane | Tropical Storm Michael |
| Sep 14, 2018 | DR-4393-NC | DR | Hurricane | Hurricane Florence |
| Sep 10, 2018 | EM-3401-NC | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Florence |
| Oct 10, 2016 | DR-4285-NC | DR | Hurricane | Hurricane Matthew |
| Oct 7, 2016 | EM-3380-NC | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Matthew |
| Sep 5, 2005 | EM-3222-NC | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation |
| Dec 12, 2002 | DR-1448-NC | DR | Severe Ice Storm | Severe Ice Storm |
| Jan 31, 2000 | DR-1312-NC | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm |
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 North Carolina'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.