FEMADR-824-MNMajor disasterDeclared May 8, 1989
DR-824-MN: Minnesota Flooding
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Minnesota (DR-824-MN) on May 8, 1989 for the incident of March 29, 1989 to May 8, 1989; it covers 8 designated areas.
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-824-MN (also written FEMA-824-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- Minnesota
- Incident
- Flood: Flooding
- Incident period
- March 29, 1989 to May 8, 1989
- Declared
- May 8, 1989
- Programs declared
- Individual Assistance (the older program, flagged until 2008), Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 5
- Place in the year
- the only major disaster declaration for Minnesota in 1989
- Status
- closed out on March 1, 1999
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Kittson (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Marshall (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Norman (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Pennington (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Polk (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Traverse (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Wilkin (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/824. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.