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Durham County, NC Disaster Declarations
38 federal declarations have covered Durham County, counting statewide declarations. Most recent: EM-3637-NC on 01/24/2026.
- All declarations
- 38
- Last 10 years
- 12
- Most common
- Hurricane
- Most recent
- 01/24/2026
Declarations
Newest first, including statewide declarations
- EmergencyWinter StormEM-3637-NCSevere Winter StormDeclared 01/24/2026 · 102 areas
- Major disasterTropical DepressionDR-4889-NCTropical Depression ChantalDeclared 09/11/2025 · 7 areas
- Major disasterTropical StormDR-4827-NCTropical Storm HeleneDeclared 09/28/2024 · 40 areas
- EmergencyTropical StormEM-3617-NCHurricane HeleneDeclared 09/26/2024 · 101 areas
- EmergencyTropical StormEM-3608-NCTropical Storm DebbyDeclared 08/06/2024 · 74 areas
- EmergencyHurricaneEM-3586-NCHurricane IanDeclared 10/01/2022 · 101 areas
- EmergencyHurricaneEM-3534-NCHurricane IsaiasDeclared 08/02/2020 · 101 areas
- Major disasterBiologicalDR-4487-NCCOVID-19 PandemicDeclared 03/25/2020 · 106 areas
- EmergencyBiologicalEM-3471-NCCOVID-19Declared 03/13/2020 · 101 areas
- EmergencyHurricaneEM-3423-NCHurricane DorianDeclared 09/03/2019 · 101 areas
- Major disasterHurricaneDR-4393-NCHurricane FlorenceDeclared 09/14/2018 · 52 areas
- EmergencyHurricaneEM-3401-NCHurricane FlorenceDeclared 09/10/2018 · 101 areas
- EmergencyHurricaneEM-3380-NCHurricane MatthewDeclared 10/07/2016 · 66 areas
- Major disasterFloodDR-4146-NCSevere Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And MudslidesDeclared 09/25/2013 · 14 areas
- Major disasterMud/LandslideDR-4103-NCSevere Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And MudslidesDeclared 03/01/2013 · 1 area
- Major disasterSevere StormDR-1871-NCSevere Winter Storms And FloodingDeclared 02/02/2010 · 14 areas
- EmergencyHurricaneEM-3222-NCHurricane Katrina EvacuationDeclared 09/05/2005 · 100 areas
- Major disasterHurricaneDR-1490-NCHurricane IsabelDeclared 09/18/2003 · 49 areas
- Major disasterSevere Ice StormDR-1457-NCIce StormDeclared 03/27/2003 · 10 areas
- Major disasterSevere Ice StormDR-1448-NCSevere Ice StormDeclared 12/12/2002 · 44 areas
- Major disasterSevere StormDR-1312-NCSevere Winter StormDeclared 01/31/2000 · 33 areas
- Major disasterHurricaneDR-1292-NCHurricane Floyd Major Disaster DeclarationsDeclared 09/16/1999 · 66 areas
- EmergencyHurricaneEM-3146-NCHurricane Floyd Emergency DeclarationsDeclared 09/15/1999 · 66 areas
- Major disasterSevere StormDR-1211-NCSevere Storms Tornadoes, And FloodingDeclared 03/22/1998 · 7 areas
- Major disasterHurricaneDR-1134-NCHurricane FranDeclared 09/06/1996 · 58 areas
- Major disasterSnowstormDR-1087-NCBlizzard Of 96Declared 01/13/1996 · 70 areas
- EmergencySnowstormEM-3110-NCSevere Snowfall & Winter StormDeclared 03/17/1993 · 59 areas
- Major disasterTornadoDR-827-NCTornadoesDeclared 05/17/1989 · 13 areas
- Fire managementFireFM-2059-NCTopsail FireDeclared 05/10/1986 · 1 area
- EmergencyDroughtEM-3049-NCDroughtDeclared 08/11/1977 · 49 areas
- EmergencySnowstormEM-3033-NCDrought & FreezingDeclared 03/02/1977 · 30 areas
- Major disasterFloodDR-179-NCSevere Storms & FloodingDeclared 10/13/1964 · 1 area
- Major disasterFloodDR-130-NCSevere Storm, High Tides & FloodingDeclared 03/16/1962 · 1 area
- Major disasterHurricaneDR-107-NCHurricane DonnaDeclared 09/16/1960 · 1 area
- Major disasterHurricaneDR-87-NCHurricane & Severe StormDeclared 10/01/1958 · 1 area
- Major disasterSevere StormDR-56-NCSevere StormDeclared 04/24/1956 · 1 area
- Major disasterHurricaneDR-37-NCHurricanesDeclared 08/13/1955 · 1 area
- Major disasterHurricaneDR-28-NCHurricaneDeclared 10/17/1954 · 1 area
Declarations naming this county per year
The last 20 years
1
2
1
3
1
2
1
1
By incident type
- Hurricane11
- Snowstorm3
- Biological2
- Severe Storm2
- Tropical Storm2
- Drought1
- Severe Ice Storm1
- Tornado1
- Tropical Depression1
- Winter Storm1
Frequently asked questions
- How many disasters have been declared in Durham County?
- Durham County has been covered by 38 federal disaster declarations since 1953, counting statewide declarations.
- What was the last disaster declaration for Durham County?
- EM-3637-NC, Severe Winter Storm, declared 01/24/2026.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries · Last updated 10/17/2026