FEMADR-4442-MNMajor disasterDeclared June 12, 2019
DR-4442-MN: Minnesota Severe Winter Storm, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Minnesota (DR-4442-MN) on June 12, 2019 for the incident of March 12, 2019 to April 28, 2019; it covers 55 designated areas. FEMA had approved obligated $79.3 million in Public Assistance (as of September 21, 2026).
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-4442-MN (also written FEMA-4442-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- Minnesota
- Incident
- Flood: Severe Winter Storm, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding
- Incident period
- March 12, 2019 to April 28, 2019
- Declared
- June 12, 2019
- Programs declared
- Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
- FEMA region
- 5
- Place in the year
- the second of 2 major disaster declarations for Minnesota in 2019
- Status
- open (not yet closed out by FEMA)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Stone (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Blue Earth (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Brown (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Chippewa (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Clay (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Cottonwood (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Dodge (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Faribault (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Fillmore (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Freeborn (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Goodhue (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Grant (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Houston (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Jackson (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Kittson (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Lac qui Parle (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Le Sueur (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Lincoln (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Lyon (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Mahnomen (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Marshall (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Martin (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| McLeod (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Mower (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Murray (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Nicollet (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Nobles (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Norman (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Olmsted (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Pennington (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Pipestone (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Polk (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Prairie Island Community (Indian Reservation) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Ramsey (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Red Lake (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Red Lake Indian Reservation | — | Yes | Yes |
| Redwood (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Renville (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Rock (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Roseau (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Scott (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Sibley (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Steele (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Stevens (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Swift (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Traverse (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Upper Sioux Community (Indian Reservation) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Wabasha (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Waseca (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Washington (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Watonwan (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| White Earth Indian Reservation | — | Yes | Yes |
| Wilkin (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Winona (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Yellow Medicine (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?
$79.3 millionPublic Assistance obligated
$8.5 millionHazard Mitigation Grant Program obligated
Individual assistance figures as of n/a, public assistance as of September 21, 2026. FEMA updates both as applications are decided.
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/4442. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.