FEMADR-1116-MNMajor disasterDeclared June 1, 1996
DR-1116-MN: Minnesota Flooding and Severe Storms
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Minnesota (DR-1116-MN) on June 1, 1996 for the incident of March 14, 1996 to June 17, 1996; it covers 26 designated areas.
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-1116-MN (also written FEMA-1116-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- Minnesota
- Incident
- Flood: Flooding and Severe Storms
- Incident period
- March 14, 1996 to June 17, 1996
- Declared
- June 1, 1996
- Programs declared
- Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 5
- Place in the year
- the second of 2 major disaster declarations for Minnesota in 1996
- Status
- closed out on March 9, 2005
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
Which areas are covered, and for what?
| Designated area | Individuals and Households | Public Assistance | Hazard Mitigation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aitkin (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Beltrami (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Big Stone (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Blue Earth (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Chisago (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Clay (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Clearwater (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Dakota (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Faribault (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Freeborn (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Kittson (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Koochiching (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Lake of the Woods (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Marshall (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Nicollet (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Norman (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Pennington (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Polk (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Pope (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Red Lake (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Roseau (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Steele (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Traverse (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Wabasha (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Waseca (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Washington (County) | — | Yes | — |
An area can be added to a declaration after the first day, or have a program added: this table is FEMA's current list.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
How much has FEMA approved?
FEMA has published no assistance totals for this declaration.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2); FEMA, OpenFEMA FEMA Web Disaster Summaries (v1). Data as of September 29, 2026.
FEMA's page for this declaration
FEMA's own page for this declaration is fema.gov/disaster/1116. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.