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Grays Harbor County, Washington

Grays Harbor County recorded 19 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 17 major disasters, 2 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is severe storm.

Highlighted: Grays Harbor County, WA

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

19
Declarations since FY2000
17
Major disasters (DR)
2
Emergencies (EM)
0
Fire management (FM)
Apr 2026
Most recent
$20.3M
Federal PA obligated (top: utilities)

The federal disaster record for Grays Harbor County runs between 2001 and 2024, covering 19 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides in 2024. The hazards behind these declarations were most often severe storm, flood, and biological. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $20.3 million in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for utilities.

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 53027
CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI
82.2
overall percentile nationally

Approximately 82.2% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status66.9
Household characteristics84.1
Racial and ethnic minority status56.5
Housing type and transportation89.9

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

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025
97.0
overall risk score
Relatively High
Expected annual loss$211.9MRelatively High
NRI social vulnerability67.2Relatively High
Community resilience62.0Relatively High

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
Utilities(F)38$9,042,362
Emergency protective measures(B)112$4,635,707
Roads and bridges(C)107$2,275,499
Debris removal(A)79$2,151,826
Water control facilities(D)8$1,146,113
Parks and recreation(G)19$569,845
Buildings and equipment(E)66$410,436
Management costs(Z)11$62,306
All categories440$20,294,094

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 5-year scale. Typical wait to the first obligation here: about 166 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.

DR-4906 2026$6K
147 days to first federal obligation
Severe Winter Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides 2024$531K
178 days to first federal obligation
Severe Winter Storms, Snowstorms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding 2022$1.6M
155 days to first federal obligation
Severe Winter Storm, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides 2021$288K
200 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides 2020$196K
308 days to first federal obligation
Covid-19 Pandemic 2020$994K
106 days to first federal obligation
Declared1 yr2 yr3 yr4 yr5 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.

3,947
valid registrations
936
households approved
$3,246,207
total IHP approved
Assistance typeApproved amount
Repair and replacement$2,251,710
Rental assistance$379,154
Other needs$607,833

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.

$19,847,473
federal mitigation share
21
funded projects
3
properties mitigated
ProgramProjectsFederal share obligated
Legislative Pre-Disaster Mitigation(LPDM)2$14,760,416
Pre-Disaster Mitigation(PDM)5$3,813,532
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program(HMGP)14$1,273,526

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

HazardDateFEMA declarationType
Severe StormApr 28, 2024DR-4775-WADR
FloodMar 29, 2022DR-4650-WADR
Severe StormApr 8, 2021DR-4593-WADR
FloodApr 23, 2020DR-4539-WADR
BiologicalMar 22, 2020DR-4481-WADR
BiologicalMar 13, 2020EM-3427-WAEM
Severe StormMar 4, 2019DR-4418-WADR
FloodFeb 2, 2016DR-4253-WADR
Severe StormOct 15, 2015DR-4242-WADR
Severe StormMar 5, 2012DR-4056-WADR
Severe StormMar 2, 2009DR-1825-WADR
FloodJan 30, 2009DR-1817-WADR
Severe StormDec 8, 2007DR-1734-WADR
Severe StormFeb 14, 2007DR-1682-WADR
Severe StormDec 12, 2006DR-1671-WADR
Severe StormMay 17, 2006DR-1641-WADR
Coastal StormSep 7, 2005EM-3227-WAEM
Severe StormNov 7, 2003DR-1499-WADR
EarthquakeMar 1, 2001DR-1361-WADR

Every declaration on record

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

Showing 19 declarations

DateNumberTypeHazardTitle
Apr 28, 2024DR-4775-WADRSevere StormSevere Winter Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides
Mar 29, 2022DR-4650-WADRFloodSevere Winter Storms, Snowstorms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding
Apr 8, 2021DR-4593-WADRSevere StormSevere Winter Storm, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides
Apr 23, 2020DR-4539-WADRFloodSevere Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides
Mar 22, 2020DR-4481-WADRBiologicalCovid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020EM-3427-WAEMBiologicalCovid-19
Mar 4, 2019DR-4418-WADRSevere StormSevere Winter Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, Mudslides, Tornado
Feb 2, 2016DR-4253-WADRFloodSevere Winter Storm, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, Mudslides, And A T
Oct 15, 2015DR-4242-WADRSevere StormSevere Windstorm
Mar 5, 2012DR-4056-WADRSevere StormSevere Winter Storm, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides
Mar 2, 2009DR-1825-WADRSevere StormSevere Winter Storm And Record And Near Record Snow
Jan 30, 2009DR-1817-WADRFloodSevere Winter Storm, Landslides, Mudslides, And Flooding
Dec 8, 2007DR-1734-WADRSevere StormSevere Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides
Feb 14, 2007DR-1682-WADRSevere StormSevere Winter Storm, Landslides, And Mudslides
Dec 12, 2006DR-1671-WADRSevere StormSevere Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides
May 17, 2006DR-1641-WADRSevere StormSevere Storms, Flooding, Tidal Surge, Landslides, And Mudslides
Sep 7, 2005EM-3227-WAEMCoastal StormHurricane Katrina Evacuation
Nov 7, 2003DR-1499-WADRSevere StormSevere Storms And Flooding
Mar 1, 2001DR-1361-WADREarthquakeEarthquake
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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 Washington'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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