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FEMADR-4682-WAMajor disasterDeclared January 12, 2023

DR-4682-WA: Washington Severe Winter Storm, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides

FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Washington (DR-4682-WA) on January 12, 2023 for the incident of November 3, 2022 to November 8, 2022; it covers 9 designated areas. FEMA had approved obligated $17.9 million in Public Assistance (as of August 27, 2026).

The declaration

Declaration
DR-4682-WA (also written FEMA-4682-DR)
Type
Major disaster declaration
State
Washington
Incident
Severe Storm: Severe Winter Storm, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides
Incident period
November 3, 2022 to November 8, 2022
Declared
January 12, 2023
Programs declared
Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
FEMA region
10
Place in the year
the only major disaster declaration for Washington in 2023
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 areaIndividuals and HouseholdsPublic AssistanceHazard Mitigation
Clallam (County)—YesYes
Island (County)—YesYes
Jefferson (County)—YesYes
Lewis (County)—YesYes
Okanogan (County)—YesYes
Skagit (County)—YesYes
Skamania (County)—YesYes
Snohomish (County)—YesYes
Wahkiakum (County)—YesYes

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?

$17.9 millionPublic Assistance obligated

$2.7 millionHazard Mitigation Grant Program obligated

Individual assistance figures as of n/a, public assistance as of August 27, 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/4682. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.