FEMA: Region IV Disaster History

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Region IV Disaster History

Year	Date	Title	Disaster Number
Major Disaster Declarations
2009	06/03	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, and Straight-line Winds	1842
2009	05/08	Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, and Straight-line Winds	1836
2009	04/28	Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, and Straight-line Winds	1835
2008	09/26	Severe Storms and Flooding associated with Hurricane Ike	1797
2008	09/10	Hurricane Gustav	1789
2007	03/03	Severe Storms and Tornadoes	1687
2005	08/29	Hurricane Katrina	1605
2005	07/10	Hurricane Dennis	1593
2004	09/15	Hurricane Ivan	1549
2003	05/12	Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding	1466
2002	11/14	Severe Storms and Tornadoes	1442
2002	10/09	Tropical Storm Isidore	1438
2001	12/07	Severe Storms and Tornadoes	1399
2001	03/05	Severe Storms & Flooding	1362
2000	12/18	Tornadoes	1352
2000	03/17	Severe Storms And Flooding	1322
2000	02/18	Winter Storm	1317
1999	01/15	Freezing Rain and Ice Storm	1261
1998	09/30	Hurricane Georges	1250
1998	04/09	Tornadoes and Severe Thunderstorms	1214
1998	03/09	Severe Storms and Flooding	1208
1997	07/25	Severe Storms/High Winds/Flooding	1185
1996	03/20	Storms/Tornadoes/Floods	1108
1996	02/23	Storms/Flooding	1104
1995	10/04	Hurricane Opal	1070
1995	04/21	Severe Storm, Tornadoes, Flooding	1047
1994	07/08	Severe Storm, Flooding, Tropical Storm Alberto	1034
1994	03/30	Severe Storm, Flooding, Tornado	1019
1994	03/03	Winter Storm, Severe Storm, Freezing, Flooding	1013
1991	01/04	Flooding, Severe Storm	890
1990	03/21	Flooding, Severe Storm, Tornado	861
1990	02/17	Flooding, Severe Storm, Tornado	856
1989	11/17	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES	848
1985	09/07	HURRICANE ELENA	742
1983	12/13	SEVERE STORMS,FLOODING, TORNADOES	695
1981	05/14	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING	639
1981	04/10	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, FLOODING	638
1980	04/20	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, FLOODING	619
1979	09/13	HURRICANE FREDERIC	598
1979	04/18	Storms, Wind, Flooding	578
1978	08/09	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING	563
1977	04/09	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING	532
1975	10/02	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, FLOODING	488
1975	04/23	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING	464
1975	03/14	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING	458
1974	04/04	TORNADOES	422
1973	05/29	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING	388
1973	03/27	TORNADOES, FLOODING	369
1970	04/09	Heavy Rains, Tornadoes, Flooding	285
1969	11/07	HURRICANE CAMILLE	280
1961	02/27	FLOODS	109
Emergency Declarations
2008	08/30	Hurricane Gustav	3292
2005	09/10	Hurricane Katrina Evacuation	3237
2005	08/28	Hurricane Katrina	3214
1998	09/28	Hurricane Georges	3133
1993	03/15	Severe Snowfall, Winter Storm	3096
1984	05/11	Severe Storms and Tornadoes	3088
1977	07/20	Drought	3045

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Florida Disaster History

Year	Date	Title	Disaster Number
Major Disaster Declarations
2009	05/27	Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, and Straight-line Winds	1840
2009	04/21	Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, and Straight-line Winds	1831
2008	10/27	Hurricane Gustav	1806
2008	08/24	Tropical Storm Fay	1785
2007	02/08	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding	1680
2007	02/03	Severe Storms and Tornadoes	1679
2005	10/24	Hurricane Wilma	1609
2005	08/28	Hurricane Katrina	1602
2005	07/10	Hurricane Dennis	1595
2004	09/26	Hurricane Jeanne	1561
2004	09/16	Hurricane Ivan	1551
2004	09/04	Hurricane Frances	1545
2004	08/13	Hurricane Charley and Tropical Storm Bonnie	1539
2003	07/29	Severe Storms and Flooding	1481
2003	04/25	Tornado	1460
2001	09/28	Tropical Storm Gabrielle	1393
2001	06/17	Tropical Storm Allison	1381
2001	02/06	Severe Freeze	1359
2000	10/04	Heavy Rains And Flooding	1345
2000	10/03	Tropical Storm	1344
1999	10/20	Hurricane Irene	1306
1999	09/22	Hurricane Floyd	1300
1998	11/06	Tropical Storm Mitch	1259
1998	09/28	Hurricane Georges	1249
1998	09/04	Hurricane Earl	1241
1998	06/18	Florida Extreme Fire Hazard	1223
1998	02/12	Severe Thunderstorms, Tornadoes and Flooding	1204
1998	01/06	Tornadoes	1195
1996	10/15	Severe Storms/Flooding	1141
1995	10/27	Severe Storm, Flooding	1074
1995	10/04	Hurricane Opal	1069
1995	08/10	Hurricane Erin	1062
1994	11/28	Tropical Storm Gordon, Heavy Rain, Tornadoes, Flooding	1043
1994	07/10	Severe Storm, Flooding, Tropical Storm Alberto	1035
1993	03/13	Tornadoes, Flooding, High Winds, Tides, Freezing	982
1992	10/08	Flooding, Severe Storm, Tornadoes	966
1992	08/24	Hurricane Andrew	955
1992	08/14	Flooding, Severe Storm	952
1990	04/03	Flooding, Severe Storm	862
1990	01/15	Severe Freeze	851
1985	12/03	HURRICANE KATE	756
1985	09/12	HURRICANE ELENA	743
1985	03/18	Severe Freeze	732
1984	03/29	Freezing Temperatures	698
1982	07/07	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING	664
1979	09/29	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING	607
1979	09/13	HURRICANE FREDERIC	600
1979	05/15	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, FLOODING	586
1977	01/31	SEVERE WINTER WEATHER	526
1975	09/26	High Winds, Heavy Rains, Flooding	484
1975	08/22	FLOODING	479
1973	05/26	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING	387
1972	06/23	Tropical Storm Agnes	337
1971	03/15	Freeze	304
1970	07/03	Heavy Rains, Flooding	289
1968	11/07	HURRICANE GLADYS	252
1965	09/14	HURRICANE BETSY	209
1964	09/10	HURRICANE DORA	176
1964	09/08	HURRICANE CLEO	175
1962	12/17	Abnormally High Tides	141
1960	09/12	HURRICANE DONNA	106
1960	03/23	Severe Weather	97
1953	10/22	FLOOD	12
Emergency Declarations
2008	09/07	Hurricane Ike	3293
2008	08/21	Tropical Storm Fay	3288
2005	09/20	Tropical Storm Rita	3259
2005	09/05	Hurricane Katrina Evacuation	3220
1999	10/15	Hurricane Irene	3150
1999	09/14	Hurricane Floyd	3143
1999	04/27	Fire Hazard	3139
1998	09/25	Hurricane Georges	3131
1995	08/03	Hurricane Erin	3116
1994	07/08	Tropical Storm Alberto	3114

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Georgia Disaster History

Year	Date	Title	Disaster Number
Major Disaster Declarations
2009	09/24	Severe Storms and Flooding	1858
2009	04/23	Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, and Straight-line Winds	1833
2008	05/23	Severe Storms and Flooding	1761
2008	03/20	Severe Storms and Tornadoes	1750
2007	03/03	Severe Storms and Tornadoes	1686
2004	09/24	Tropical Storm Frances	1560
2004	09/18	Hurricane Ivan	1554
2000	02/15	Tornadoes	1315
2000	01/28	Winter Storm	1311
1999	04/20	Severe Storms and Tornadoes	1271
1998	03/20	Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding	1209
1995	12/20	Severe Storms, Tornadoes	1076
1995	10/10	Hurricane Opal	1071
1994	10/19	Heavy Rains, Tornadoes, Flooding, High Winds	1042
1994	07/07	Tornadoes, Flooding, Heavy Rain, Tropical Storm Alberto	1033
1994	03/31	Severe Storm, Tornadoes, Flooding	1020
1993	03/04	Tornadoes, High Winds, Heavy Rain	980
1992	12/01	Heavy Rain, High Winds, Tornadoes	969
1991	03/15	Flooding, Severe Storm	897
1990	10/19	Flooding, Severe Storm	880
1990	02/23	Flooding, Severe Storm, Tornado	857
1977	11/07	Dam Collapse, Flooding	541
1977	06/02	Shrimp Loss Due To Cold Weather	536
1976	06/11	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING	507
1975	03/29	Tornadoes, High Winds, Heavy Rains	460
1974	04/05	TORNADOES	425
1973	06/11	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES	391
1973	04/04	TORNADOES, FLOODING	370
1966	03/14	FLOODING	214
1964	11/04	FLOODING	180
1964	09/10	HURRICANE DORA	177
1963	03/26	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING	150
1961	03/02	FLOODS	110
1954	03/17	TORNADO	16
1953	05/02	TORNADO	1
Emergency Declarations
2005	09/05	Hurricane Katrina Evacuation	3218
1999	09/14	Hurricane Floyd	3144
1993	03/15	Severe Snowfall, Winter Storm	3097
1984	05/11	Severe Storms and Tornadoes	3089
1977	07/20	Drought	3044
1975	03/14	Tornadoes	3008

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Kentucky Disaster History

Year	Date	Title	Disaster Number
Major Disaster Declarations
2009	08/14	Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding	1855
2009	05/29	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, and Mudslides	1841
2009	02/05	Severe Winter Storm and Flooding	1818
2008	10/09	Severe Wind Storm associated with Tropical Depression Ike	1802
2008	05/19	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides	1757
2008	02/21	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding	1746
2007	05/25	Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Rockslides	1703
2005	12/01	Severe Storms and Tornadoes	1617
2005	02/08	Severe Winter Storm and Record Snow	1578
2004	08/06	Severe Storms and Flooding	1537
2004	06/10	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, and Mudslides	1523
2003	07/02	Severe Storms, Flooding, Mud and Rock Slides, and Tornadoes	1475
2003	06/03	Severe Storms, Flooding, Mud and Rock Slides, and Tornadoes	1471
2003	03/14	Severe Winter Storms	1454
2002	05/07	Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding	1414
2002	04/04	Storms and Flooding	1407
2001	08/15	Severe Storms & Flooding	1388
2000	02/28	Severe Storms And Flooding	1320
2000	01/10	Tornadoes, Severe Storms, Torrential Rains And Flash Flooding	1310
1998	04/29	Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding	1216
1998	03/03	Severe Winter Storm	1207
1997	03/04	Severe Storms/Flooding	1163
1996	06/01	Severe Storms/Tornadoes	1117
1996	01/13	Blizzard	1089
1995	06/13	Severe Storm, Tornadoes, Hail	1055
1994	03/16	Severe Storm, Freezing Rain, Sleet, Snow	1018
1991	01/29	Flooding, Severe Storm	893
1989	10/30	Severe Storms, Mudslides, Flooding	846
1989	06/30	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING	834
1989	02/24	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING	821
1984	05/15	High Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding	705
1982	09/29	FLASH FLOODING	670
1981	03/17	Sewer Explosion, Toxic Waste	636
1979	07/19	SEVERE STORMS,FLASH FLOODS	592
1978	12/12	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING	568
1977	04/06	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING	529
1975	05/24	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING	468
1975	03/29	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING	461
1974	04/04	TORNADOES	420
1973	05/11	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING	381
1972	05/15	Heavy Rains, Flooding	332
1971	05/10	TORNADO	305
1970	06/05	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING	288
1970	02/02	Heavy Snowmelt, Rains, Flooding	282
1969	07/15	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING	265
1968	05/04	TORNADOES, SEVERE STORMS	237
1967	03/27	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING	226
1964	03/17	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING	163
1963	03/13	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING	148
1962	03/12	FLOODS	128
1957	01/31	FLOOD	66
Emergency Declarations
2009	01/28	Severe Winter Storm	3302
2005	09/10	Hurricane Katrina Evacuation	3231
1993	03/16	Severe Snowfall and Winter Storm	3104
1975	04/04	High Winds	3009

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Mississippi Disaster History

Year	Date	Title	Disaster Number
Major Disaster Declarations
2009	05/12	Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes	1837
2008	09/22	Hurricane Gustav	1794
2008	05/28	Severe Storms and Tornadoes	1764
2008	05/08	Severe Storms and Flooding	1753
2005	08/29	Hurricane Katrina	1604
2005	07/10	Hurricane Dennis	1594
2004	09/15	Hurricane Ivan	1550
2003	05/23	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and High Winds	1470
2003	04/24	Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding	1459
2002	11/14	Severe Storms and Tornadoes	1443
2002	10/01	Tropical Storm Isidore	1436
2001	12/07	Severe Storms and Tornadoes	1398
2001	06/21	Tropical Storm Allison	1382
2001	04/17	Severe Storms & Flooding	1365
2001	02/23	Tornadoes and Severe Storms	1360
1999	01/25	Severe Winter Storms, Ice and Freezing Rain	1265
1998	10/01	Hurricane Georges	1251
1997	06/13	Flooding	1178
1995	05/12	Severe Storm, Tornado, Flooding	1051
1994	02/18	Severe Storm, Winter Storm, Freezing Rain And Sleet	1009
1992	11/25	High Winds, Severe Storm, Tornadoes	968
1992	10/17	High Winds, Severe Storm, Tornadoes, Hail	967
1992	03/20	Severe Storm, Tornadoes	939
1991	05/17	Flooding, Severe Storm, Tornado	906
1991	03/05	Flooding, Severe Storm	895
1991	01/03	Flooding, Severe Storm, Tornado	888
1990	02/28	Flooding, Severe Storm, Tornado	859
1987	03/05	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, FLOODING	787
1985	09/04	HURRICANE ELENA	741
1984	04/26	TORNADOES	703
1983	06/01	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, FLOODING	683
1983	04/16	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, TORNADOES	678
1980	04/19	STORMS, FLOOD, MUDSLIDES, TORNADOES	618
1979	09/13	HURRICANE FREDERIC	599
1979	04/16	STORMS, TORNADOES, FLOODS	577
1976	04/01	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, FLOODING	499
1975	01/30	TORNADOES	456
1974	04/18	Heavy Rains, Flooding	430
1973	03/27	Heavy Rains, Tornadoes, Flooding	368
1972	01/19	Heavy Rains, Flooding	318
1971	02/22	STORMS, TORNADOES	302
1969	08/18	HURRICANE CAMILLE	271
1965	09/25	HURRICANE BETSY	210
1962	10/10	Chlorine Barge Accident	135
1961	02/27	FLOODS	108
1953	12/06	TORNADO	14
Emergency Declarations
2008	08/30	Hurricane Gustav	3291
2005	08/28	Hurricane Katrina	3213
1998	09/28	Hurricane Georges	3132
1983	12/21	Severe Storms and Flooding	3087
1982	04/10	Tornados	3084
1979	04/14	Storms, Tornadoes, Floods	3077
1978	04/24	Tornadoes	3063
1977	02/22	Drought and Freezing	3032
1975	04/04	Heavy Rains & Flooding	3010

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North Carolina Disaster History

Year	Date	Title	Disaster Number
Major Disaster Declarations
2008	10/08	Tropical Storm Hanna	1801
2005	10/07	Hurricane Ophelia	1608
2004	09/18	Hurricane Ivan	1553
2004	09/10	Tropical Storm Frances	1546
2003	09/18	Hurricane Isabel	1490
2003	03/27	Ice Storm	1457
2002	12/12	Severe Ice Storm	1448
2000	01/31	Winter Storm	1312
1999	09/16	Hurricane Floyd & Irene	1292
1999	09/09	Hurricane Dennis	1291
1998	08/27	Hurricane Bonnie	1240
1998	03/22	Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding	1211
1998	01/16	Flooding	1200
1996	09/06	Hurricane Fran	1134
1996	07/18	Hurricane Bertha	1127
1996	02/23	Storms/Flooding	1103
1996	01/13	Blizzard	1087
1995	10/23	Severe Storm, High Winds, Flooding	1073
1993	09/10	Hurricane Emily	1003
1989	09/25	HURRICANE HUGO	844
1989	05/17	TORNADOES	827
1988	12/02	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES	818
1984	09/21	HURRICANE DIANA	724
1984	03/30	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES	699
1979	09/29	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING	605
1977	11/09	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING	542
1974	04/12	TORNADOES	428
1973	06/25	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING	394
1968	02/10	Severe Ice Storm	234
1964	10/13	SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING	179
1962	03/16	Severe Storm, High Tides, Flooding	130
1960	09/16	HURRICANE DONNA	107
1958	10/01	HURRICANE, SEVERE STORM	87
1956	04/24	Severe Storm	56
1955	08/13	HURRICANES	37
1954	10/17	HURRICANE	28
Emergency Declarations
2005	09/14	Hurricane Ophelia	3254
2005	09/05	Hurricane Katrina Evacuation	3222
1999	09/15	Hurricane Floyd	3146
1999	09/01	Hurricane Dennis	3141
1993	03/17	Severe Snowfall and Winter Storm	3110
1977	08/11	Drought	3049
1977	03/02	Drought and Freezing	3033

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South Carolina Disaster History

Year	Date	Title	Disaster Number
Major Disaster Declarations
2006	01/20	Severe Ice Storm	1625
2004	10/07	Tropical Storm Frances	1566
2004	09/15	Tropical Storm Gaston	1547
2004	09/01	Hurricane Charley	1543
2004	02/13	Severe Ice Storm	1509
2003	01/08	Severe Ice Storm	1451
2000	01/31	Winter Storms	1313
1999	09/21	Hurricane Floyd	1299
1998	09/04	Hurricane Bonnie	1243
1996	09/30	Hurricane Fran	1140
1990	10/22	Flooding, Severe Storm	881
1989	09/22	HURRICANE HUGO	843
1984	03/30	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES	700
1955	08/20	HURRICANES	44
1954	10/17	HURRICANE	29
Emergency Declarations
2005	09/10	Hurricane Katrina Evacuation	3233
1999	09/15	Hurricane Floyd	3145
1977	08/04	Drought	3047

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Tennessee Disaster History

Year	Date	Title	Disaster Number
Major Disaster Declarations
2009	08/21	Severe Storms and Flooding	1856
2009	07/13	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding	1851
2009	05/15	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding	1839
2009	02/17	Severe Winter Storms and Flooding	1821
2008	02/07	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding	1745
2006	04/06	Severe Storms and Tornadoes	1634
2004	10/07	Severe Storms and Flooding	1568
2003	07/29	Severe Storms, High Winds, and Heavy Rain	1482
2003	05/08	Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding	1464
2003	03/20	Severe Storms and Flooding	1456
2002	11/13	Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding	1441
2002	04/05	Storms and Flooding	1408
2001	08/15	Severe Storms & Flooding	1387
2000	06/12	Severe Storms, Tornadoes And Flooding	1331
1999	05/12	Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding	1275
1999	01/19	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and High Winds	1262
1999	01/15	Winter Storm	1260
1998	07/23	Heavy Rain and Flooding	1235
1998	04/20	Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding	1215
1998	01/13	Severe Storms and Flooding	1197
1997	04/02	Severe Storms/Tornadoes	1171
1997	03/07	Severe Storms/Flooding	1167
1995	06/14	Tornadoes	1057
1994	04/14	Heavy Rain, Flash Flooding	1022
1994	02/28	Ice Storm, Severe Winter Storm, Flash Flooding	1010
1991	06/21	Flooding, Severe Storm	910
1991	01/04	Flooding, Severe Storm	889
1990	02/27	Flooding, Severe Storm	858
1984	05/25	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING	708
1982	09/22	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING	668
1982	08/24	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING	666
1979	05/07	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, FLOODING	585
1977	11/12	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING	544
1977	04/29	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING	533
1975	03/22	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING	459
1974	04/04	TORNADOES	424
1973	06/28	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING	395
1973	05/11	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING	382
1973	03/21	Heavy Rains, Flooding	366
1972	05/15	Heavy Rains, Flooding	331
1971	05/18	TORNADO	306
1969	07/11	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING	263
1963	03/27	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING	151
Emergency Declarations
2005	09/05	Hurricane Katrina Evacuation	3217
1993	03/14	Severe Snowfall, Winter Storm	3095

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