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CountyCherokee County, North Carolina
Cherokee County recorded 10 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 3 major disasters, 7 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is hurricane.
The federal disaster record for Cherokee County runs between 2005 and 2024, covering 10 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Tropical Storm Helene in 2024. The hazards behind these declarations were most often hurricane, biological, and tropical storm. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated $21,926 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) | 1 | $21,926 |
| All categories | 1 | $21,926 |
Most common hazards
- Hurricane 5
- Biological 2
- Tropical Storm 2
- Severe Storm 1
Previous occurrences, for your mitigation plan
Every local hazard mitigation plan must document previous occurrences of each hazard. Here is that record for Cherokee County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.
| Hazard | Date | FEMA declaration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tropical Storm | Sep 28, 2024 | DR-4827-NC | DR |
| Tropical Storm | Sep 26, 2024 | EM-3617-NC | EM |
| Hurricane | Oct 1, 2022 | EM-3586-NC | EM |
| Hurricane | Aug 2, 2020 | EM-3534-NC | EM |
| Severe Storm | May 8, 2020 | DR-4543-NC | DR |
| 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 | Sep 10, 2018 | EM-3401-NC | EM |
| Hurricane | Sep 5, 2005 | EM-3222-NC | EM |
Every declaration on record
DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance
Showing 10 declarations
| Date | Number | Type | Hazard | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2024 | DR-4827-NC | DR | Tropical Storm | Tropical Storm Helene |
| Sep 26, 2024 | EM-3617-NC | EM | Tropical Storm | Hurricane Helene |
| Oct 1, 2022 | EM-3586-NC | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Ian |
| Aug 2, 2020 | EM-3534-NC | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Isaias |
| May 8, 2020 | DR-4543-NC | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding |
| 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 |
| Sep 10, 2018 | EM-3401-NC | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Florence |
| Sep 5, 2005 | EM-3222-NC | 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 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.