FEMADR-1212-MNMajor disasterDeclared April 1, 1998
DR-1212-MN: Minnesota Tornadoes and Severe Storms
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Minnesota (DR-1212-MN) on April 1, 1998 for the incident of March 29, 1998 to March 29, 1998; it covers 7 designated areas.
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-1212-MN (also written FEMA-1212-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- Minnesota
- Incident
- Tornado: Tornadoes and Severe Storms
- Incident period
- March 29, 1998 to March 29, 1998
- Declared
- April 1, 1998
- Programs declared
- Individual Assistance (the older program, flagged until 2008), Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 5
- Place in the year
- the first of 2 major disaster declarations for Minnesota in 1998
- Status
- closed out on May 7, 2010
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 | Individual Assistance (older program) | Public Assistance | Hazard Mitigation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Earth (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Brown (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Cottonwood (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Le Sueur (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Nicollet (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Nobles (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Rice (County) | — | Yes | 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/1212. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.