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Mitchell County, NC Disaster Declarations
32 federal declarations have covered Mitchell County, counting statewide declarations. Most recent: EM-3637-NC on 01/24/2026.
- All declarations
- 32
- Last 10 years
- 11
- 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 StormDR-4827-NCTropical Storm HeleneDeclared 09/28/2024 · 40 areas
- EmergencyTropical StormEM-3617-NCHurricane HeleneDeclared 09/26/2024 · 101 areas
- EmergencyHurricaneEM-3586-NCHurricane IanDeclared 10/01/2022 · 101 areas
- Major disasterHurricaneDR-4617-NCRemnants Of Tropical Storm FredDeclared 09/08/2021 · 11 areas
- EmergencyHurricaneEM-3534-NCHurricane IsaiasDeclared 08/02/2020 · 101 areas
- Major disasterSevere StormDR-4543-NCSevere Storms, Tornadoes, And FloodingDeclared 05/08/2020 · 19 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
- EmergencyHurricaneEM-3401-NCHurricane FlorenceDeclared 09/10/2018 · 101 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-1553-NCHurricane IvanDeclared 09/18/2004 · 29 areas
- Major disasterHurricaneDR-1546-NCTropical Storm FrancesDeclared 09/10/2004 · 35 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 StormDR-1200-NCSevere Storms And FloodingDeclared 01/15/1998 · 10 areas
- Major disasterSnowstormDR-1087-NCBlizzard Of 96Declared 01/13/1996 · 70 areas
- Major disasterFloodDR-1073-NCSevere Storms, Flooding, High WindsDeclared 10/23/1995 · 15 areas
- EmergencySnowstormEM-3110-NCSevere Snowfall & Winter StormDeclared 03/17/1993 · 59 areas
- Fire managementFireFM-2059-NCTopsail FireDeclared 05/10/1986 · 1 area
- Major disasterFloodDR-542-NCSevere Storms & FloodingDeclared 11/09/1977 · 16 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
1
1
1
4
1
1
2
1
By incident type
- Hurricane8
- Flood3
- Severe Storm3
- Biological2
- Snowstorm2
- Tropical Storm2
- Winter Storm1
Frequently asked questions
- How many disasters have been declared in Mitchell County?
- Mitchell County has been covered by 32 federal disaster declarations since 1953, counting statewide declarations.
- What was the last disaster declaration for Mitchell County?
- EM-3637-NC, Severe Winter Storm, declared 01/24/2026.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries · Last updated 10/17/2026