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FEMADR-929-MNMajor disasterDeclared December 26, 1991

DR-929-MN: Minnesota Ice Storm

FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Minnesota (DR-929-MN) on December 26, 1991 for the incident of October 31, 1991 to November 29, 1991; it covers 12 designated areas.

The declaration

Declaration
DR-929-MN (also written FEMA-929-DR)
Type
Major disaster declaration
State
Minnesota
Incident
Severe Ice Storm: Ice Storm
Incident period
October 31, 1991 to November 29, 1991
Declared
December 26, 1991
Programs declared
Public Assistance
FEMA region
5
Place in the year
the only major disaster declaration for Minnesota in 1991
Status
closed out on November 28, 2000

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
Blue Earth (County)—Yes—
Dodge (County)—Yes—
Faribault (County)—Yes—
Fillmore (County)—Yes—
Freeborn (County)—Yes—
Goodhue (County)—Yes—
Martin (County)—Yes—
Mower (County)—Yes—
Olmsted (County)—Yes—
Rice (County)—Yes—
Steele (County)—Yes—
Waseca (County)—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/929. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.