Lehigh County, Pennsylvania FEMA Disaster Declarations

How many FEMA disaster declarations has Lehigh County, Pennsylvania had?

Lehigh County, Pennsylvania has had 17 federal disaster declarations on record (1953 to present), spanning 1965 through 2020 — 10 major disasters (DR), 7 emergencies (EM), and 0 fire-management declarations (FM). The most common incident types in this county are Hurricane (5), Snowstorm (3), Flood (3).

Declarations affecting Lehigh County

Major Disaster

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Declared: March 30, 2020 Incident: Biological Disaster #: 4506 Began: January 20, 2020 Ended: May 11, 2023

Programs: Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

Emergency

COVID-19

Declared: March 13, 2020 Incident: Biological Disaster #: 3441 Began: January 20, 2020 Ended: May 11, 2023

Programs: Public Assistance

Major Disaster

SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM

Declared: March 23, 2016 Incident: Snowstorm Disaster #: 4267 Began: January 22, 2016 Ended: January 23, 2016

Programs: Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

Emergency

HURRICANE SANDY

Declared: October 29, 2012 Incident: Hurricane Disaster #: 3356 Began: October 26, 2012 Ended: November 8, 2012

Programs: Public Assistance

Emergency

REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM LEE

Declared: September 8, 2011 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 3340 Began: September 3, 2011 Ended: October 15, 2011

Programs: Public Assistance

Major Disaster

HURRICANE IRENE

Declared: September 3, 2011 Incident: Hurricane Disaster #: 4025 Began: August 26, 2011 Ended: August 30, 2011

Programs: Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

Emergency

HURRICANE IRENE

Declared: August 29, 2011 Incident: Hurricane Disaster #: 3339 Began: August 26, 2011 Ended: September 14, 2011

Programs: Public Assistance

Emergency

HURRICANE KATRINA

Declared: September 10, 2005 Incident: Hurricane Disaster #: 3235 Began: August 29, 2005 Ended: October 1, 2005

Programs: Public Assistance

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL DEPRESSION FRANCES

Declared: September 19, 2004 Incident: Severe Storm Disaster #: 1555 Began: September 8, 2004 Ended: September 9, 2004

Programs: Hazard Mitigation

Major Disaster

TROPICAL DEPRESSION IVAN

Declared: September 19, 2004 Incident: Hurricane Disaster #: 1557 Began: September 17, 2004 Ended: October 1, 2004

Programs: Individual Assistance, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

Emergency

SNOW

Declared: March 14, 2003 Incident: Severe Storm Disaster #: 3180 Began: February 14, 2003 Ended: February 19, 2003

Programs: Public Assistance

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

Declared: January 21, 1996 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 1093 Began: January 19, 1996 Ended: February 1, 1996

Programs: Individual Assistance, Public Assistance

Major Disaster

BLIZZARD OF 96

Declared: January 13, 1996 Incident: Snowstorm Disaster #: 1085 Began: January 6, 1996 Ended: January 12, 1996

Programs: Public Assistance

Major Disaster

SEVERE WINTER STORMS

Declared: March 10, 1994 Incident: Severe Storm Disaster #: 1015 Began: January 4, 1994 Ended: February 25, 1994

Programs: Public Assistance

Emergency

SEVERE SNOWFALL & WINTER STORM

Declared: March 16, 1993 Incident: Snowstorm Disaster #: 3105 Began: March 13, 1993 Ended: March 17, 1993

Programs: Public Assistance

Major Disaster

TROPICAL STORM AGNES

Declared: June 23, 1972 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 340 Began: June 23, 1972 Ended: June 23, 1972

Programs: Individual Assistance, Public Assistance

Major Disaster

WATER SHORTAGE

Declared: August 18, 1965 Incident: Drought Disaster #: 206 Began: August 18, 1965 Ended: August 18, 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.