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Warren County, North Carolina

Warren County recorded 15 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 6 major disasters, 9 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is hurricane.

Highlighted: Warren County, NC

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

15
Declarations since FY2000
6
Major disasters (DR)
9
Emergencies (EM)
0
Fire management (FM)
Jan 2026
Most recent
$227K
Federal PA obligated (top: debris removal)

The federal disaster record for Warren County runs between 2000 and 2024, covering 15 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic in 2020. The hazards behind these declarations were most often hurricane, biological, and tropical storm. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated $227,082 in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for debris removal.

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 37185
CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI
98.8
overall percentile nationally

Approximately 98.8% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status97.1
Household characteristics96.0
Racial and ethnic minority status93.1
Housing type and transportation92.3

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

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025
50.8
overall risk score
Relatively Low
Expected annual loss$10.2MVery Low
NRI social vulnerability91.4Very High
Community resilience9.8Very Low

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
Debris removal(A)8$145,834
Emergency protective measures(B)13$66,863
Utilities(F)3$14,385
All categories24$227,082

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 2-year scale. Typical wait to the first obligation here: about 46 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.

Covid-19 Pandemic 2020$9K
118 days to first federal obligation
Hurricane Irene 2011$11K
57 days to first federal obligation
Hurricane Isabel 2003$52K
32 days to first federal obligation
Severe Ice Storm 2002$133K
46 days to first federal obligation
Severe Winter Storm 2000$22K
43 days to first federal obligation
Declared1 yr2 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.

216
valid registrations
74
households approved
$148,062
total IHP approved
Assistance typeApproved amount
Repair and replacement$50,257
Rental assistance$20,692
Other needs$77,114

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.

$205,022
federal mitigation share
3
funded projects
ProgramProjectsFederal share obligated
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program(HMGP)2$140,720
Pre-Disaster Mitigation(PDM)1$64,302

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

HazardDateFEMA declarationType
Tropical StormSep 26, 2024EM-3617-NCEM
Tropical StormAug 6, 2024EM-3608-NCEM
HurricaneOct 1, 2022EM-3586-NCEM
HurricaneAug 2, 2020EM-3534-NCEM
BiologicalMar 25, 2020DR-4487-NCDR
BiologicalMar 13, 2020EM-3471-NCEM
HurricaneSep 3, 2019EM-3423-NCEM
HurricaneSep 10, 2018EM-3401-NCEM
HurricaneOct 10, 2016DR-4285-NCDR
HurricaneOct 7, 2016EM-3380-NCEM
HurricaneAug 31, 2011DR-4019-NCDR
HurricaneSep 5, 2005EM-3222-NCEM
HurricaneSep 18, 2003DR-1490-NCDR
Severe Ice StormDec 12, 2002DR-1448-NCDR
Severe StormJan 31, 2000DR-1312-NCDR

Every declaration on record

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

Showing 15 declarations

DateNumberTypeHazardTitle
Sep 26, 2024EM-3617-NCEMTropical StormHurricane Helene
Aug 6, 2024EM-3608-NCEMTropical StormTropical Storm Debby
Oct 1, 2022EM-3586-NCEMHurricaneHurricane Ian
Aug 2, 2020EM-3534-NCEMHurricaneHurricane Isaias
Mar 25, 2020DR-4487-NCDRBiologicalCovid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020EM-3471-NCEMBiologicalCovid-19
Sep 3, 2019EM-3423-NCEMHurricaneHurricane Dorian
Sep 10, 2018EM-3401-NCEMHurricaneHurricane Florence
Oct 10, 2016DR-4285-NCDRHurricaneHurricane Matthew
Oct 7, 2016EM-3380-NCEMHurricaneHurricane Matthew
Aug 31, 2011DR-4019-NCDRHurricaneHurricane Irene
Sep 5, 2005EM-3222-NCEMHurricaneHurricane Katrina Evacuation
Sep 18, 2003DR-1490-NCDRHurricaneHurricane Isabel
Dec 12, 2002DR-1448-NCDRSevere Ice StormSevere Ice Storm
Jan 31, 2000DR-1312-NCDRSevere StormSevere Winter Storm
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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 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.

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