FEMADeclarations of 1999

FEMA disaster declarations in 1999

FEMA made 110 disaster declarations in 1999: 50 major disasters, 20 emergencies and 40 fire management assistance declarations. Florida had the most (16); the most common incident was fire (44).

The 110 declarations of 1999

Declaration	State	Incident	Declared	Areas
EM-3153-MA	Massachusetts	Fire	December 6, 1999	1
DR-1309-VI	U.S. Virgin Islands	Hurricane	November 23, 1999	3
FM-2287-TX	Texas	Fire	November 22, 1999	1
FM-2288-KY	Kentucky	Fire	November 20, 1999	3
DR-1308-ME	Maine	Hurricane	November 18, 1999	5
EM-3152-VI	U.S. Virgin Islands	Hurricane	November 17, 1999	3
EM-3151-PR	Puerto Rico	Hurricane	November 17, 1999	78
DR-1307-VT	Vermont	Severe Storm	November 10, 1999	10
FM-2286-TX	Texas	Fire	October 26, 1999	1
DR-1306-FL	Florida	Hurricane	October 20, 1999	19
DR-1305-NH	New Hampshire	Hurricane	October 18, 1999	3
EM-3150-FL	Florida	Hurricane	October 15, 1999	29
DR-1304-AZ	Arizona	Severe Storm	October 15, 1999	2
FM-2283-AL	Alabama	Fire	September 24, 1999	1
DR-1303-MD	Maryland	Hurricane	September 24, 1999	11
DR-1302-CT	Connecticut	Hurricane	September 23, 1999	3
DR-1301-NM	New Mexico	Severe Storm	September 22, 1999	8
DR-1300-FL	Florida	Hurricane	September 22, 1999	12
DR-1298-PA	Pennsylvania	Flood	September 22, 1999	5
DR-1299-SC	South Carolina	Hurricane	September 21, 1999	27
DR-1297-DE	Delaware	Hurricane	September 21, 1999	1
FM-2282-TX	Texas	Fire	September 19, 1999	1
DR-1296-NY	New York	Hurricane	September 19, 1999	15
EM-3149-NY	New York	Hurricane	September 18, 1999	4
FM-2281-AL	Alabama	Fire	September 18, 1999	1
FM-2280-AL	Alabama	Fire	September 18, 1999	1
FM-2279-AL	Alabama	Fire	September 18, 1999	1
FM-2278-AL	Alabama	Fire	September 18, 1999	1
FM-2277-AL	Alabama	Fire	September 18, 1999	1
FM-2276-AL	Alabama	Fire	September 18, 1999	1
DR-1295-NJ	New Jersey	Hurricane	September 18, 1999	9
DR-1294-PA	Pennsylvania	Hurricane	September 18, 1999	8
DR-1293-VA	Virginia	Hurricane	September 18, 1999	48
EM-3148-NJ	New Jersey	Hurricane	September 17, 1999	21
EM-3147-VA	Virginia	Hurricane	September 16, 1999	19
FM-2275-TX	Texas	Fire	September 16, 1999	1
DR-1292-NC	North Carolina	Hurricane	September 16, 1999	66
EM-3146-NC	North Carolina	Hurricane	September 15, 1999	66
EM-3145-SC	South Carolina	Hurricane	September 15, 1999	27
EM-3144-GA	Georgia	Hurricane	September 14, 1999	6
EM-3143-FL	Florida	Hurricane	September 14, 1999	12
DR-1291-NC	North Carolina	Hurricane	September 9, 1999	6
DR-1290-VA	Virginia	Hurricane	September 6, 1999	1
EM-3142-TX	Texas	Fire	September 1, 1999	227
EM-3141-NC	North Carolina	Hurricane	September 1, 1999	11
EM-3140-CA	California	Fire	September 1, 1999	10
DR-1289-PA	Pennsylvania	Severe Storm	September 1, 1999	2
FM-2285-TX	Texas	Fire	August 31, 1999	2
FM-2284-TX	Texas	Fire	August 31, 1999	1
FM-2274-TX	Texas	Fire	August 31, 1999	1
FM-2273-TX	Texas	Fire	August 31, 1999	1
FM-2272-TX	Texas	Fire	August 26, 1999	1
DR-1288-MN	Minnesota	Severe Ice Storm	August 26, 1999	7
FM-2271-NV	Nevada	Fire	August 25, 1999	1
DR-1287-TX	Texas	Hurricane	August 22, 1999	13
FM-2270-TX	Texas	Fire	August 21, 1999	1
DR-1286-NE	Nebraska	Severe Storm	August 20, 1999	3
DR-1285-UT	Utah	Tornado	August 16, 1999	1
DR-1284-WI	Wisconsin	Flood	August 16, 1999	10
FM-2269-NY	New York	Fire	August 9, 1999	1
FM-2268-NV	Nevada	Fire	August 5, 1999	1
FM-2267-NV	Nevada	Fire	August 5, 1999	1
DR-1283-MN	Minnesota	Severe Storm	July 28, 1999	9
FM-2266-MT	Montana	Fire	July 26, 1999	1
DR-1282-IA	Iowa	Severe Storm	July 22, 1999	21
DR-1281-NV	Nevada	Severe Storm	July 20, 1999	1
FM-2265-NV	Nevada	Fire	July 3, 1999	1
FM-2264-NV	Nevada	Fire	June 24, 1999	1
FM-2263-AZ	Arizona	Fire	June 12, 1999	2
DR-1280-SD	South Dakota	Tornado	June 9, 1999	2
DR-1279-ND	North Dakota	Flood	June 8, 1999	46
DR-1278-IL	Illinois	Severe Storm	May 28, 1999	1
DR-1277-IA	Iowa	Severe Storm	May 21, 1999	17
DR-1276-CO	Colorado	Severe Storm	May 17, 1999	12
FM-2262-FL	Florida	Fire	May 14, 1999	3
DR-1275-TN	Tennessee	Severe Storm	May 12, 1999	18
FM-2261-MI	Michigan	Fire	May 6, 1999	1
DR-1274-TX	Texas	Tornado	May 6, 1999	4
DR-1273-KS	Kansas	Tornado	May 4, 1999	3
DR-1272-OK	Oklahoma	Tornado	May 4, 1999	19
EM-3139-FL	Florida	Fire	April 27, 1999	52
FM-2260-FL	Florida	Fire	April 23, 1999	5
FM-2259-FL	Florida	Fire	April 21, 1999	3
FM-2258-FL	Florida	Fire	April 20, 1999	5
DR-1271-GA	Georgia	Severe Storm	April 20, 1999	2
DR-1270-MO	Missouri	Severe Storm	April 20, 1999	6
FM-2257-FL	Florida	Fire	April 19, 1999	2
FM-2256-FL	Florida	Fire	April 18, 1999	4
FM-2255-FL	Florida	Fire	April 17, 1999	7
FM-2254-FL	Florida	Fire	April 15, 1999	3
FM-2253-FL	Florida	Fire	April 15, 1999	4
FM-2252-FL	Florida	Fire	April 15, 1999	5
FM-2251-FL	Florida	Fire	April 15, 1999	6
FM-2250-TN	Tennessee	Fire	April 13, 1999	3
DR-1269-LA	Louisiana	Severe Storm	April 9, 1999	5
EM-3138-NY	New York	Snowstorm	March 10, 1999	6
FM-2249-TX	Texas	Fire	March 2, 1999	1
DR-1268-WY	Wyoming	Severe Ice Storm	February 17, 1999	2
DR-1267-CA	California	Freezing	February 9, 1999	8
EM-3137-MI	Michigan	Snowstorm	January 27, 1999	31
DR-1265-MS	Mississippi	Severe Ice Storm	January 25, 1999	34
DR-1266-AR	Arkansas	Severe Storm	January 23, 1999	22
DR-1264-LA	Louisiana	Severe Storm	January 21, 1999	18
DR-1263-ME	Maine	Severe Storm	January 21, 1999	2
DR-1262-TN	Tennessee	Severe Storm	January 19, 1999	24
EM-3136-NY	New York	Snowstorm	January 15, 1999	10
EM-3135-IN	Indiana	Snowstorm	January 15, 1999	57
DR-1261-AL	Alabama	Severe Storm	January 15, 1999	12
DR-1260-TN	Tennessee	Severe Storm	January 15, 1999	33
EM-3134-IL	Illinois	Snowstorm	January 8, 1999	52

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

The money for 1999's declarations

$940.0 millionPublic Assistance obligated (80 declarations)

FEMA's totals for the declarations made in 1999, as FEMA reports them today; money for a declaration keeps coming for years after it.

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

By state

State	Major disasters	Emergencies	Fire management
Florida	2	3	11
Texas	2	1	11
Alabama	1	0	7
Nevada	1	0	5
New York	1	3	1
North Carolina	2	2	0
Tennessee	3	0	1
Pennsylvania	3	0	0
Virginia	2	1	0
U.S. Virgin Islands	1	1	0
Maine	2	0	0
Arizona	1	0	1
South Carolina	1	1	0
New Jersey	1	1	0
Georgia	1	1	0
California	1	1	0
Minnesota	2	0	0
Iowa	2	0	0
Illinois	1	1	0
Michigan	0	1	1
Louisiana	2	0	0
Massachusetts	0	1	0
Kentucky	0	0	1
Puerto Rico	0	1	0
Vermont	1	0	0
New Hampshire	1	0	0
Maryland	1	0	0
Connecticut	1	0	0
New Mexico	1	0	0
Delaware	1	0	0
Nebraska	1	0	0
Utah	1	0	0
Wisconsin	1	0	0
Montana	0	0	1
South Dakota	1	0	0
North Dakota	1	0	0
Colorado	1	0	0
Kansas	1	0	0
Oklahoma	1	0	0
Missouri	1	0	0
Wyoming	1	0	0
Mississippi	1	0	0
Arkansas	1	0	0
Indiana	0	1	0

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

By incident type

Incident type	Declarations
Fire	44
Hurricane	28
Severe Storm	21
Tornado	5
Snowstorm	5
Flood	3
Severe Ice Storm	3
Freezing	1

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

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