Disaster Data / States / North Carolina / Wilkes County
CountyWilkes County, North Carolina
Wilkes County recorded 14 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 6 major disasters, 8 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is hurricane.
The federal disaster record for Wilkes County runs between 2004 and 2024, covering 14 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Tropical Storm Helene in 2024. The hazards behind these declarations were most often hurricane, tropical storm, and biological. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $3.5 million in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for parks and recreation.
Highlighted: Wilkes County, NC
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Parks and recreation(G) | 11 | $1,478,796 |
| Roads and bridges(C) | 5 | $464,812 |
| Debris removal(A) | 7 | $379,737 |
| Emergency protective measures(B) | 6 | $341,966 |
| Utilities(F) | 5 | $265,415 |
| Water control facilities(D) | 1 | $187,884 |
| Management costs(Z) | 5 | $179,432 |
| Buildings and equipment(E) | 6 | $173,364 |
| All categories | 46 | $3,471,406 |
Most common hazards
- Hurricane 7
- Tropical Storm 3
- Biological 2
- Flood 1
- 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 Wilkes 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 |
| Tropical Storm | Aug 6, 2024 | EM-3608-NC | EM |
| Hurricane | Oct 1, 2022 | EM-3586-NC | EM |
| Severe Storm | Mar 3, 2021 | DR-4588-NC | DR |
| 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 | Sep 10, 2018 | EM-3401-NC | EM |
| Flood | Oct 29, 2013 | DR-4153-NC | DR |
| Hurricane | Sep 5, 2005 | EM-3222-NC | EM |
| Hurricane | Sep 18, 2004 | DR-1553-NC | DR |
| Hurricane | Sep 10, 2004 | DR-1546-NC | DR |
Every declaration on record
DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance
Showing 14 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 |
| Aug 6, 2024 | EM-3608-NC | EM | Tropical Storm | Tropical Storm Debby |
| Oct 1, 2022 | EM-3586-NC | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Ian |
| Mar 3, 2021 | DR-4588-NC | DR | Severe Storm | Tropical Storm Eta |
| 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 |
| Sep 10, 2018 | EM-3401-NC | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Florence |
| Oct 29, 2013 | DR-4153-NC | DR | Flood | Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, Mudslides |
| Sep 5, 2005 | EM-3222-NC | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation |
| Sep 18, 2004 | DR-1553-NC | DR | Hurricane | Hurricane Ivan |
| Sep 10, 2004 | DR-1546-NC | DR | Hurricane | Tropical Storm Frances |
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.