Disaster Data / States / Ohio
Ohio: Federal Disaster Declarations
Ohio has recorded 30 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 24 major disasters, 6 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is severe storm. It ranks #44 nationally by total declarations.
Most common hazards
- Severe Storm 18
- Tornado 3
- Biological 2
- Flood 2
- Hurricane 2
- Snowstorm 2
- Other 1
All declarations on record
DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance
Showing 30 declarations
| Date | Number | Type | Hazard | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 2024 | DR-4777-OH | DR | Tornado | Tornadoes |
| Mar 31, 2020 | DR-4507-OH | DR | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3457-OH | EM | Biological | Covid-19 |
| Jun 18, 2019 | DR-4447-OH | DR | Tornado | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslide |
| Apr 8, 2019 | DR-4424-OH | DR | Flood | Severe Storms, Flooding, And Landslides |
| Apr 17, 2018 | DR-4360-OH | DR | Flood | Severe Storms, Landslides, And Mudslides |
| Jan 3, 2013 | DR-4098-OH | DR | Hurricane | Severe Storms And Flooding Due To The Remnants Of Hurricane Sandy |
| Aug 20, 2012 | DR-4077-OH | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Straight-Line Winds |
| Jun 30, 2012 | EM-3346-OH | EM | Severe Storm | Severe Storms |
| Jul 13, 2011 | DR-4002-OH | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Oct 24, 2008 | DR-1805-OH | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Wind Storm Associated With Tropical Depression Ike |
| Apr 24, 2008 | EM-3286-OH | EM | Snowstorm | Record Snow And Near Record Snow |
| Aug 27, 2007 | DR-1720-OH | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Flooding, And Tornadoes |
| Aug 1, 2006 | DR-1656-OH | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight Line Winds, And Flooding |
| Jul 2, 2006 | DR-1651-OH | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight Line Winds, And Flooding |
| Sep 13, 2005 | EM-3250-OH | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation |
| Feb 15, 2005 | DR-1580-OH | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, And Mudslides |
| Jan 11, 2005 | EM-3198-OH | EM | Snowstorm | Snow |
| Sep 19, 2004 | DR-1556-OH | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Jun 3, 2004 | DR-1519-OH | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Jan 26, 2004 | DR-1507-OH | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, And Landslides |
| Sep 23, 2003 | EM-3187-OH | EM | Other | Power Outage |
| Aug 1, 2003 | DR-1484-OH | DR | Tornado | Tornadoes, Flooding, Severe Storms, And High Winds |
| Jul 15, 2003 | DR-1478-OH | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Mar 14, 2003 | DR-1453-OH | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm And Record/Near Record Snow |
| Nov 18, 2002 | DR-1444-OH | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Tornadoes |
| Aug 27, 2001 | DR-1390-OH | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Sep 26, 2000 | DR-1343-OH | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Tornado |
| Aug 21, 2000 | DR-1339-OH | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Mar 7, 2000 | DR-1321-OH | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
Denied requests
FEMA turned down 5 declaration requests from Ohio since FY2000, a denial rate of 14.3%. Denials are tracked in a separate FEMA dataset from approved declarations.
| Date | Type | Hazard |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 2024 | Major Disaster | Severe Storm |
| Jul 3, 2023 | Major Disaster | Explosion |
| Mar 7, 2012 | Major Disaster | Severe Storm |
| Jun 9, 2010 | Major Disaster | Tornado |
| Sep 7, 2004 | Major Disaster | Flood |
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 on this page cover complete fiscal years only; the current 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.