As of : FEMA’s OpenFEMA data lists 34 Hurricane disaster declarations for North Carolina, from Oct 17, 1954 to Oct 1, 2022. The most recent is “HURRICANE IAN”. That is 41.0% of all North Carolina declarations. 23 are major disaster declarations. 11 came in the last ten years.
This page is a historical count of federal declarations. It is not a warning or emergency guidance: for current local emergency information use your state or county emergency management office.
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Extended data
Measure
Value
Declarations (distinct disaster numbers)
34
Major disaster declarations (DR)
23
Emergency declarations (EM)
11
Fire management declarations (FM)
0
Area designations (counties and other areas, all declarations)
1,304
Declarations with Individual Assistance
15
Declarations with Public Assistance
33
Declarations with Hazard Mitigation
18
Declarations in the last 10 years
11
First declaration in the data
Oct 17, 1954
Most recent declaration
Oct 1, 2022
Most recent declaration title
HURRICANE IAN
Years from first to latest (inclusive)
69
Average declarations per year (calculated)
0.49
Share of all declarations in this state (calculated)
41.0%
All declarations in this state, every incident type in scope
83
Share of all declarations of this incident type nationwide (calculated)
7.4%
Rank among states and territories for this incident type
3
Rank among this state's incident types
1
Declarations by year (the 10 most recent years that had at least one)
Year declared
Declarations
2022
1
2021
1
2020
2
2019
3
2018
2
2016
2
2011
2
2010
1
2005
3
2004
2
How the figures are counted: a declaration is counted once per state and incident type by its FEMA disaster number, even when it designates many areas; shares and the yearly average are calculated by this site from those counts.
Worked example: North Carolina, Hurricane: 34 declarations over 69 years (1954–2022) = 0.49 per year on average.
Frequently asked questions
How many Hurricane disaster declarations has North Carolina had?
OpenFEMA lists 34 Hurricane declarations for North Carolina between Oct 17, 1954 and Oct 1, 2022: 23 major disaster (DR), 11 emergency (EM) and 0 fire management (FM) declarations.
When was the most recent Hurricane declaration in North Carolina?
The most recent in the data is “HURRICANE IAN”, declared on Oct 1, 2022.
How does North Carolina compare with other states for Hurricane declarations?
North Carolina ranks 3rd of 48 states and territories with at least one Hurricane declaration, and these declarations are 7.4% of all Hurricane declarations nationwide in this data.
What do DR, EM and FM mean in this data?
They are the declaration types in the OpenFEMA data: DR is a major disaster declaration, EM an emergency declaration and FM a fire management assistance declaration. One declaration can cover many areas, so area designations can exceed the number of declarations.
Is this page a warning or emergency guidance?
No. It is a historical count taken from FEMA's open data. For current emergency information use your state or county emergency management office.