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Wisconsin: Federal Disaster Declarations
Wisconsin has recorded 22 major disaster declarations since FY2000 (through FY2026), the federal government's fullest response to an event. Alongside those sit 4 emergency declarations and 0 fire management declarations, 26 in all. Its most common hazard is severe storm. It ranks #37 nationally by major disasters.
Totals: FY2000 to FY2026 · Page last rebuilt Oct 25, 2026 · the current in-progress fiscal year is not included in totals
Past 12 months
Recent declarations and aid so far
Wisconsin has had 2 federal declarations in the past 12 months. The figures are what FEMA has reported to date and grow as recovery continues. The one made since Oct 1, 2026 is from FY2027, so it is added to the complete-year totals above after that year ends on Sep 30, 2027.
| Declaration | Declared | Households approved | Individual Assistance | Public Assistance obligated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR-4949-WIMajor disaster · Tornado | Oct 7, 2026Incident period Jul 27, 2026 | 211of 822 registered | $596K | None reported yet |
| DR-4923-WIMajor disaster · Flood | Jun 30, 2026Incident period Apr 13 to 23, 2026 | 24,282of 31,374 registered | $78.8M | $4.1M |
DR-4923-WI has approved 24,282 households for assistance so far, the 2nd most of any Wisconsin disaster in FEMA's household assistance data, which begins in 2002. The most was DR-4892-WI in 2025, with 36,874. COVID-19 funeral assistance is left out of this comparison.
Individual Assistance is FEMA's Individuals and Households Program, from OpenFEMA's Housing Assistance data for owners and renters. Public Assistance is the obligated federal share from OpenFEMA's grant award activity, which usually starts posting weeks to months after a declaration. Select a declaration number to open its full event profile.
Federal Public Assistance obligated
$1.1B has been obligated to Wisconsin in Public Assistance since FY2000.
$247M followed major disasters other than COVID-19. $15M followed emergency declarations, which cover debris removal and emergency protective work only. $869M, or 77% of the total, was COVID-19, which every state and county in the country received.
Obligated is the committed share, not necessarily spent, and can be revised as projects close out. Totals are summed from funded localities, so a declaration administered entirely at state level may not appear here.
Most common hazards
- Severe Storm 11
- Flood 8
- Snowstorm 3
- Biological 2
- Hurricane 1
- Tornado 1
All declarations on record
Major disaster (DR). The big one. Opens the full toolbox: repair money for public infrastructure, help for households, and mitigation funding to reduce the next loss.
Emergency (EM). Narrower and usually faster, for protective work before or during an incident. Capped, and rarely brings household assistance. Nearly every state and county has one from COVID-19.
Fire management (FM). Cost sharing to fight a wildfire as it burns. Not a disaster declaration, and it does not open recovery programs.
DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance
The totals above count complete fiscal years only. This list also includes one declaration made since Oct 1, 2026 (FY2027); it is added to the totals after that year ends on Sep 30, 2027.
Showing 27 declarations
| Date | Number | Type | Hazard | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2026 | DR-4949-WI | DR | Tornado | Severe Storms And Tornadoes |
| Jun 30, 2026 | DR-4923-WI | DR | Flood | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding |
| Sep 11, 2025 | DR-4892-WI | DR | Flood | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, And Mudslides |
| Apr 4, 2020 | DR-4520-WI | DR | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3454-WI | EM | Biological | Covid-19 |
| Mar 11, 2020 | DR-4477-WI | DR | Flood | Severe Winter Storm And Flooding |
| Aug 27, 2019 | DR-4459-WI | DR | Flood | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding |
| Oct 18, 2018 | DR-4402-WI | DR | Flood | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, And Landslides |
| Aug 10, 2018 | DR-4383-WI | DR | Flood | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding |
| Oct 7, 2017 | DR-4343-WI | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mud |
| Oct 20, 2016 | DR-4288-WI | DR | Flood | Severe Storms, Flooding, And Mudslides |
| Aug 9, 2016 | DR-4276-WI | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Aug 8, 2013 | DR-4141-WI | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Flooding, And Mudslides |
| Aug 2, 2012 | DR-4076-WI | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Apr 5, 2011 | DR-1966-WI | DR | Snowstorm | Severe Winter Storm And Snowstorm |
| Oct 21, 2010 | DR-1944-WI | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Aug 11, 2010 | DR-1933-WI | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding |
| Jun 14, 2008 | DR-1768-WI | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding |
| Mar 19, 2008 | EM-3285-WI | EM | Snowstorm | Record Snow And Near Record Snow |
| Aug 26, 2007 | DR-1719-WI | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Sep 13, 2005 | EM-3249-WI | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation |
| Jun 18, 2004 | DR-1526-WI | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Sep 10, 2002 | DR-1432-WI | DR | Tornado | Severe Storms, Tornadoes And Flooding |
| Jul 19, 2002 | DR-1429-WI | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| May 11, 2001 | DR-1369-WI | DR | Flood | Flooding, Severe Storms And Tornadoes |
| Jan 24, 2001 | EM-3163-WI | EM | Snowstorm | Snow |
| Jun 24, 2000 | DR-1332-WI | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding |
Individual Assistance to households
FEMA Individual Assistance to households across Wisconsin, combined across the Housing Assistance owner and renter programs. Valid registrations are households that applied within a designated Individual Assistance area; approved figures are those FEMA found eligible under the Individuals and Households Program. Self-reported, drawn from NEMIS through OpenFEMA, and present only where Individual Assistance was designated.
| Assistance type | Approved amount |
|---|---|
| Repair and replacement | $212M |
| Rental assistance | $68M |
| Other needs | $214M |
Hazard mitigation funded
Federal Hazard Mitigation Assistance obligated across Wisconsin to reduce future disaster losses, by program. Figures are federal share obligated, reported through OpenFEMA and not audited.
| Program | Projects | Federal share obligated |
|---|---|---|
| Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) | 367 | $114M |
| Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) | 161 | $13M |
| Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) | 14 | $10M |
| Legislative Pre-Disaster Mitigation (LPDM) | 9 | $5M |
| Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) | 28 | $2M |
Denied requests
FEMA turned down 5 declaration requests from Wisconsin since FY2000, a declaration-request denial rate of 16.1%. This is the President denying a governor or tribal leader's request for a declaration, tracked in a separate FEMA dataset from approved declarations, and is not the same thing as an individual being denied assistance under an approved declaration.
| Date | Type | Hazard |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 2025 | Major Disaster | Other |
| Sep 2, 2016 | Major Disaster | Severe Storm |
| Jul 23, 2014 | Major Disaster | Freezing |
| Aug 25, 2005 | Major Disaster | Tornado |
| Sep 22, 2000 | Major Disaster | Severe Storm |
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, ranks, and rates on this page cover complete fiscal years only. Declarations from the fiscal year still in progress are listed in each state's declaration tables and its recent-declarations panel, but are not counted in any total until the year is complete. Uses OpenFEMA data but is not endorsed by or affiliated with FEMA.