FEMAEM-3242-MNEmergencyDeclared September 13, 2005
EM-3242-MN: Minnesota Hurricane Katrina Evacuation
FEMA made an emergency declaration for Minnesota (EM-3242-MN) on September 13, 2005 for the incident of August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005; it covers 87 designated areas. FEMA had approved obligated $2.5 million in Public Assistance (as of May 17, 2026).
The declaration
- Declaration
- EM-3242-MN (also written FEMA-3242-EM)
- Type
- Emergency declaration
- State
- Minnesota
- Incident
- Hurricane: Hurricane Katrina Evacuation
- Incident period
- August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005
- Declared
- September 13, 2005
- Programs declared
- Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 5
- Place in the year
- the only emergency declaration for Minnesota in 2005
- Status
- closed out on April 16, 2012
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aitkin (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Anoka (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Becker (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Beltrami (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Benton (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Big Stone (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Blue Earth (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Brown (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Carlton (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Carver (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Cass (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Chippewa (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Chisago (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Clay (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Clearwater (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Cook (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Cottonwood (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Crow Wing (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Dakota (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Dodge (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Douglas (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Faribault (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Fillmore (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Freeborn (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Goodhue (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Grant (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Hennepin (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Houston (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Hubbard (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Isanti (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Itasca (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Jackson (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Kanabec (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Kandiyohi (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Kittson (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Koochiching (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Lac qui Parle (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Lake (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Lake of the Woods (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Le Sueur (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Lincoln (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Lyon (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Mahnomen (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Marshall (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Martin (County) | — | Yes | — |
| McLeod (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Meeker (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Mille Lacs (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Morrison (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Mower (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Murray (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Nicollet (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Nobles (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Norman (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Olmsted (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Otter Tail (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Pennington (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Pine (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Pipestone (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Polk (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Pope (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Ramsey (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Red Lake (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Redwood (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Renville (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Rice (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Rock (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Roseau (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Scott (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Sherburne (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Sibley (County) | — | Yes | — |
| St. Louis (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Stearns (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Steele (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Stevens (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Swift (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Todd (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Traverse (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Wabasha (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Wadena (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Waseca (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Washington (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Watonwan (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Wilkin (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Winona (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Wright (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Yellow Medicine (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?
$2.5 millionPublic Assistance obligated
Individual assistance figures as of n/a, public assistance as of May 17, 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/3242. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.