FEMADR-4659-MNMajor disasterDeclared July 13, 2022
DR-4659-MN: Minnesota Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Minnesota (DR-4659-MN) on July 13, 2022 for the incident of April 22, 2022 to June 15, 2022; it covers 19 designated areas. FEMA had approved obligated $21.4 million in Public Assistance (as of September 3, 2026).
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-4659-MN (also written FEMA-4659-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- Minnesota
- Incident
- Flood: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding
- Incident period
- April 22, 2022 to June 15, 2022
- Declared
- July 13, 2022
- Programs declared
- Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
- FEMA region
- 5
- Place in the year
- the second of 3 major disaster declarations for Minnesota in 2022
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beltrami (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Bois Forte (Nett Lake) Indian Reservation | — | Yes | Yes |
| Clearwater (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Cook (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Kittson (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Koochiching (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Lake (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Lake of the Woods (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Leech Lake Indian Reservation | — | Yes | Yes |
| Mahnomen (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Marshall (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Norman (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Pennington (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Polk (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Red Lake (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Red Lake Indian Reservation | — | Yes | Yes |
| Roseau (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| St. Louis (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| White Earth Indian Reservation | — | 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?
$21.4 millionPublic Assistance obligated
$2.8 millionHazard Mitigation Grant Program obligated
Individual assistance figures as of n/a, public assistance as of September 3, 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/4659. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.