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Wisconsin: Federal Disaster Declarations
Wisconsin has recorded 25 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 21 major disasters, 4 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is severe storm. It ranks #47 nationally by total declarations.
Most common hazards
- Severe Storm 11
- Flood 7
- Snowstorm 3
- Biological 2
- Hurricane 1
- Tornado 1
All declarations on record
DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance
Showing 25 declarations
| Date | Number | Type | Hazard | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Denied requests
FEMA turned down 5 declaration requests from Wisconsin since FY2000, a denial rate of 16.7%. Denials are tracked in a separate FEMA dataset from approved declarations.
| 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 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.