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Wayne County, NC Disaster Declarations
41 federal declarations have covered Wayne County, counting statewide declarations. Most recent: EM-3637-NC on 01/24/2026.
- All declarations
- 41
- Last 10 years
- 13
- 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
- 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 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
- Major disasterHurricaneDR-4465-NCHurricane DorianDeclared 10/04/2019 · 28 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
- Major disasterHurricaneDR-4285-NCHurricane MatthewDeclared 10/10/2016 · 50 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 disasterHurricaneDR-4019-NCHurricane IreneDeclared 08/31/2011 · 38 areas
- EmergencyHurricaneEM-3327-NCHurricane IreneDeclared 08/25/2011 · 34 areas
- Major disasterSevere StormDR-1871-NCSevere Winter Storms And FloodingDeclared 02/02/2010 · 14 areas
- EmergencyHurricaneEM-3254-NCHurricane OpheliaDeclared 09/14/2005 · 37 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 disasterHurricaneDR-1292-NCHurricane Floyd Major Disaster DeclarationsDeclared 09/16/1999 · 66 areas
- EmergencyHurricaneEM-3146-NCHurricane Floyd Emergency DeclarationsDeclared 09/15/1999 · 66 areas
- Major disasterHurricaneDR-1240-NCHurricane BonnieDeclared 08/27/1998 · 30 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
- Fire managementFireFM-2059-NCTopsail FireDeclared 05/10/1986 · 1 area
- Major disasterTornadoDR-699-NCSevere Storms & TornadoesDeclared 03/30/1984 · 14 areas
- EmergencyDroughtEM-3049-NCDroughtDeclared 08/11/1977 · 49 areas
- Major disasterSevere Ice StormDR-234-NCSevere Ice StormDeclared 02/10/1968 · 21 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
2
2
2
2
4
1
2
1
Beta
By incident type
- Hurricane17
- Biological2
- Severe Ice Storm2
- Severe Storm2
- Tropical Storm2
- Drought1
- Tornado1
- Winter Storm1
Beta
Frequently asked questions
- How many disasters have been declared in Wayne County?
- Wayne County has been covered by 41 federal disaster declarations since 1953, counting statewide declarations.
- What was the last disaster declaration for Wayne County?
- EM-3637-NC, Severe Winter Storm, declared 01/24/2026.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries · Last updated 10/27/2026
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