Mercer County, Ohio FEMA Disaster Declarations

How many FEMA disaster declarations has Mercer County, Ohio had?

Mercer County, Ohio has had 14 federal disaster declarations on record (1953 to present), spanning 1965 through 2024 — 10 major disasters (DR), 4 emergencies (EM), and 0 fire-management declarations (FM). The most common incident types in this county are Severe Storm (6), Tornado (3), Biological (2).

Declarations affecting Mercer County

Major Disaster

TORNADOES

Declared: May 2, 2024 Incident: Tornado Disaster #: 4777 Began: March 14, 2024 Ended: March 14, 2024

Programs: Hazard Mitigation

Major Disaster

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Declared: March 31, 2020 Incident: Biological Disaster #: 4507 Began: January 20, 2020 Ended: May 11, 2023

Programs: Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

Emergency

COVID-19

Declared: March 13, 2020 Incident: Biological Disaster #: 3457 Began: January 20, 2020 Ended: May 11, 2023

Programs: Public Assistance

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDE

Declared: June 18, 2019 Incident: Tornado Disaster #: 4447 Began: May 27, 2019 Ended: May 29, 2019

Programs: Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

Emergency

SEVERE STORMS

Declared: June 30, 2012 Incident: Severe Storm Disaster #: 3346 Began: June 29, 2012 Ended: July 2, 2012

Programs: Public Assistance

Emergency

HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION

Declared: September 13, 2005 Incident: Hurricane Disaster #: 3250 Began: August 29, 2005 Ended: October 1, 2005

Programs: Public Assistance

Major Disaster

SEVERE WINTER STORMS, FLOODING, AND MUDSLIDES

Declared: February 15, 2005 Incident: Severe Storm Disaster #: 1580 Began: December 22, 2004 Ended: February 1, 2005

Programs: Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

Declared: September 19, 2004 Incident: Severe Storm Disaster #: 1556 Began: August 27, 2004 Ended: September 27, 2004

Programs: Hazard Mitigation

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

Declared: July 15, 2003 Incident: Severe Storm Disaster #: 1478 Began: July 4, 2003 Ended: July 11, 2003

Programs: Individual Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

Declared: August 25, 1995 Incident: Severe Storm Disaster #: 1065 Began: August 7, 1995 Ended: August 18, 1995

Programs: Individual Assistance

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES & FLOODING

Declared: August 4, 1992 Incident: Severe Storm Disaster #: 951 Began: July 12, 1992 Ended: August 1, 1992

Programs: Individual Assistance, Public Assistance

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING

Declared: June 10, 1989 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 831 Began: May 23, 1989 Ended: June 26, 1989

Programs: Individual Assistance

Emergency

BLIZZARDS & SNOWSTORMS

Declared: January 26, 1978 Incident: Snowstorm Disaster #: 3055 Began: January 26, 1978 Ended: January 26, 1978

Programs: Public Assistance

Major Disaster

TORNADOES & SEVERE STORMS

Declared: April 14, 1965 Incident: Tornado Disaster #: 191 Began: April 14, 1965 Ended: April 14, 1965

Programs: Individual Assistance, Public Assistance

About this data. Federal disaster declarations unlock specific recovery programs at the county level. Public Assistance funds rebuilding of public infrastructure (roads, utilities, schools); Individual Assistance provides grants and SBA loans to households and businesses; Hazard Mitigation funds long-term risk reduction. Apply via disasterassistance.gov when a declaration is active for your area. Source: OpenFEMA API.