FEMADeclarations of 1997

FEMA disaster declarations in 1997

FEMA made 47 disaster declarations in 1997: 44 major disasters, 0 emergencies and 3 fire management assistance declarations. Washington had the most (7); the most common incident was severe storm (26).

The 47 declarations of 1997

Declaration	State	Incident	Declared	Areas
DR-1194-MP	Northern Mariana Islands	Typhoon	December 24, 1997	1
DR-1193-GU	Guam	Typhoon	December 17, 1997	1
DR-1192-MP	Northern Mariana Islands	Typhoon	December 8, 1997	3
DR-1191-IA	Iowa	Snowstorm	November 20, 1997	13
DR-1190-NE	Nebraska	Severe Storm	November 1, 1997	39
DR-1189-NJ	New Jersey	Severe Storm	September 23, 1997	1
DR-1188-IL	Illinois	Severe Storm	September 17, 1997	1
FM-2194-WA	Washington	Fire	August 27, 1997	1
DR-1187-MN	Minnesota	Severe Storm	August 25, 1997	7
FM-2193-WA	Washington	Fire	August 14, 1997	1
DR-1186-CO	Colorado	Flood	August 1, 1997	13
DR-1185-AL	Alabama	Severe Storm	July 25, 1997	3
DR-1184-VT	Vermont	Flood	July 25, 1997	5
DR-1183-MT	Montana	Severe Storm	July 25, 1997	23
FM-2192-WA	Washington	Fire	July 21, 1997	1
DR-1182-WA	Washington	Flood	July 21, 1997	1
DR-1181-MI	Michigan	Severe Storm	July 11, 1997	5
DR-1180-WI	Wisconsin	Severe Storm	July 7, 1997	4
DR-1179-TX	Texas	Flood	July 7, 1997	21
DR-1178-MS	Mississippi	Flood	June 13, 1997	4
DR-1177-ID	Idaho	Severe Storm	June 13, 1997	12
DR-1176-AR	Arkansas	Flood	April 14, 1997	28
DR-1175-MN	Minnesota	Flood	April 8, 1997	59
DR-1174-ND	North Dakota	Flood	April 7, 1997	53
DR-1173-SD	South Dakota	Flood	April 7, 1997	66
DR-1172-WA	Washington	Flood	April 2, 1997	13
DR-1171-TN	Tennessee	Severe Storm	April 2, 1997	6
DR-1170-IL	Illinois	Severe Storm	March 21, 1997	6
DR-1169-LA	Louisiana	Severe Storm	March 18, 1997	3
DR-1166-FM	Micronesia	Typhoon	March 11, 1997	1
DR-1168-WV	West Virginia	Flood	March 7, 1997	16
DR-1167-TN	Tennessee	Tornado	March 7, 1997	29
DR-1165-IN	Indiana	Severe Storm	March 6, 1997	13
DR-1164-OH	Ohio	Severe Storm	March 4, 1997	18
DR-1163-KY	Kentucky	Severe Storm	March 4, 1997	101
DR-1162-AR	Arkansas	Severe Storm	March 2, 1997	25
DR-1161-SD	South Dakota	Severe Storm	February 28, 1997	10
DR-1160-OR	Oregon	Severe Storm	January 23, 1997	14
DR-1159-WA	Washington	Severe Storm	January 17, 1997	38
DR-1158-MN	Minnesota	Severe Storm	January 16, 1997	55
DR-1157-ND	North Dakota	Severe Storm	January 12, 1997	53
DR-1156-SD	South Dakota	Severe Storm	January 10, 1997	67
DR-1152-WA	Washington	Severe Ice Storm	January 7, 1997	3
DR-1151-MN	Minnesota	Severe Storm	January 7, 1997	12
DR-1155-CA	California	Severe Storm	January 4, 1997	48
DR-1154-ID	Idaho	Severe Storm	January 4, 1997	18
DR-1153-NV	Nevada	Severe Storm	January 3, 1997	7

Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.

By state

State	Major disasters	Fire management
Washington	4	3
Minnesota	4	0
South Dakota	3	0
Northern Mariana Islands	2	0
Illinois	2	0
Idaho	2	0
Arkansas	2	0
North Dakota	2	0
Tennessee	2	0
Guam	1	0
Iowa	1	0
Nebraska	1	0
New Jersey	1	0
Colorado	1	0
Alabama	1	0
Vermont	1	0
Montana	1	0
Michigan	1	0
Wisconsin	1	0
Texas	1	0
Mississippi	1	0
Louisiana	1	0
Micronesia	1	0
West Virginia	1	0
Indiana	1	0
Ohio	1	0
Kentucky	1	0
Oregon	1	0
California	1	0
Nevada	1	0

Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.

By incident type

Incident type	Declarations
Severe Storm	26
Flood	11
Typhoon	4
Fire	3
Snowstorm	1
Tornado	1
Severe Ice Storm	1

Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.

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