Illinois FEMA Disaster Declarations

How many FEMA disaster declarations has Illinois had?

Illinois has had 5 federal disaster declarations in the last 5 years — 4 major disasters (DR), 1 emergency (EM), and 0 fire-management declarations (FM) — affecting 37 counties. The most common incident types were Flood (3), Severe Storm (1), Tornado (1).

Declarations (5)

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODNG

Declared: September 20, 2024 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 4819 Counties: 7

Winnebago Cook Fulton Henry St. Clair Washington+1 more

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

Declared: November 20, 2023 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 4749 Counties: 1

Cook

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

Declared: August 15, 2023 Incident: Severe Storm Disaster #: 4728 Counties: 22

Cook Douglas Edgar Hancock Logan McDonough+16 more

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORM AND FLOODING

Declared: October 14, 2022 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 4676 Counties: 1

St. Clair

Emergency

SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND TORNADOES

Declared: December 13, 2021 Incident: Tornado Disaster #: 3577 Counties: 14

Coles Effingham Fayette Jersey Macoupin Madison+8 more

About this data. Federal disaster declarations are issued by the President under the Stafford Act. Each declaration unlocks federal funding for recovery — typically Public Assistance (rebuilding government infrastructure), Individual Assistance (grants and SBA loans for households), and Hazard Mitigation programs. See OpenFEMA for full documentation. Page rendered August 13, 2026.