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Crawford County, Wisconsin

Crawford County recorded 12 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 10 major disasters, 2 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is severe storm.

Highlighted: Crawford County, WI

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

12
Declarations since FY2000
10
Major disasters (DR)
2
Emergencies (EM)
0
Fire management (FM)
Apr 2020
Most recent
$9.4M
Federal PA obligated (top: roads and bridges)

The federal disaster record for Crawford County runs between 2000 and 2020, covering 12 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic in 2020. The hazards behind these declarations were most often severe storm, flood, and biological. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $9.4 million in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for roads and bridges.

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 55023
CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI
29.0
overall percentile nationally

Approximately 29.0% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status26.8
Household characteristics18.2
Racial and ethnic minority status14.1
Housing type and transportation66.0

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

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025
46.2
overall risk score
Relatively Low
Expected annual loss$14.3MVery Low
NRI social vulnerability43.3Relatively Moderate
Community resilience73.8Relatively 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
Roads and bridges(C)296$6,643,902
Debris removal(A)76$936,623
Emergency protective measures(B)66$706,802
Parks and recreation(G)28$536,524
Utilities(F)22$440,215
Buildings and equipment(E)17$74,484
Water control facilities(D)3$17,992
Management costs(Z)12$16,960
All categories520$9,373,502

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 7-year scale. Typical wait to the first obligation here: about 133 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.

Covid-19 Pandemic 2020$53K
384 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, And Landslides 2018$979K
116 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mud 2017$237K
136 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms, Flooding, And Mudslides 2016$1.4M
180 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms, Flooding, And Mudslides 2013$1.4M
130 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding 2008$983K
88 days to first federal obligation
Declared1 yr2 yr3 yr4 yr5 yr6 yr7 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.

767
valid registrations
453
households approved
$2,372,004
total IHP approved
Assistance typeApproved amount
Repair and replacement$2,025,092
Rental assistance$105,618
Other needs$241,226

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.

$2,789,327
federal mitigation share
17
funded projects
61
properties mitigated
ProgramProjectsFederal share obligated
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program(HMGP)15$2,496,990
Pre-Disaster Mitigation(PDM)2$292,336

State declarations (governor)

Emergency declarations issued by the governor of this state, which are separate from and usually precede a federal declaration. A declaration is listed here when NOAA Storm Events recorded reports of the matched hazard in this jurisdiction while the order was in effect. That is evidence of local impact during a declared state emergency. It is not a statement that the governor named this jurisdiction in the order, since most state declarations apply statewide and name no localities at all. Hazard categories come from the order text. Damage figures are NOAA storm report estimates for this jurisdiction only, not the cost of the declaration.

3
state declarations with local storm evidence
18
statewide on record

Archive coverage for Wisconsin: 2019-present structured Governor archive; 2000-2018 not covered; early PDFs may require OCR

Source: state executive order archives collected by DisasterData Plus, joined to NOAA Storm Events. See the Plus overview for per-state coverage and method.

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

HazardDateFEMA declarationType
BiologicalApr 4, 2020DR-4520-WIDR
BiologicalMar 13, 2020EM-3454-WIEM
FloodOct 18, 2018DR-4402-WIDR
Severe StormOct 7, 2017DR-4343-WIDR
FloodOct 20, 2016DR-4288-WIDR
Severe StormAug 8, 2013DR-4141-WIDR
Severe StormJun 14, 2008DR-1768-WIDR
Severe StormAug 26, 2007DR-1719-WIDR
HurricaneSep 13, 2005EM-3249-WIEM
Severe StormJun 18, 2004DR-1526-WIDR
FloodMay 11, 2001DR-1369-WIDR
Severe StormJun 24, 2000DR-1332-WIDR

Every declaration on record

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

Showing 12 declarations

DateNumberTypeHazardTitle
Apr 4, 2020DR-4520-WIDRBiologicalCovid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020EM-3454-WIEMBiologicalCovid-19
Oct 18, 2018DR-4402-WIDRFloodSevere Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, And Landslides
Oct 7, 2017DR-4343-WIDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mud
Oct 20, 2016DR-4288-WIDRFloodSevere Storms, Flooding, And Mudslides
Aug 8, 2013DR-4141-WIDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Flooding, And Mudslides
Jun 14, 2008DR-1768-WIDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
Aug 26, 2007DR-1719-WIDRSevere StormSevere Storms And Flooding
Sep 13, 2005EM-3249-WIEMHurricaneHurricane Katrina Evacuation
Jun 18, 2004DR-1526-WIDRSevere StormSevere Storms And Flooding
May 11, 2001DR-1369-WIDRFloodFlooding, Severe Storms And Tornadoes
Jun 24, 2000DR-1332-WIDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
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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 Wisconsin'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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