Vernon County, Wisconsin FEMA Disaster Declarations

How many FEMA disaster declarations has Vernon County, Wisconsin had?

Vernon County, Wisconsin has had 23 federal disaster declarations on record (1953 to present), spanning 1965 through 2026 — 20 major disasters (DR), 3 emergencies (EM), and 0 fire-management declarations (FM). The most common incident types in this county are Severe Storm (10), Flood (8), Biological (2).

Declarations affecting Vernon County

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING

Declared: June 30, 2026 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 4923 Began: April 13, 2026 Ended: April 23, 2026

Programs: Public Assistance

Major Disaster

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Declared: April 4, 2020 Incident: Biological Disaster #: 4520 Began: January 20, 2020 Ended: May 11, 2023

Programs: Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

Emergency

COVID-19

Declared: March 13, 2020 Incident: Biological Disaster #: 3454 Began: January 20, 2020 Ended: May 11, 2023

Programs: Public Assistance

Major Disaster

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

Declared: August 27, 2019 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 4459 Began: July 18, 2019 Ended: July 20, 2019

Programs: Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

Major Disaster

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

Declared: October 18, 2018 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 4402 Began: August 17, 2018 Ended: September 14, 2018

Programs: Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUD

Declared: October 7, 2017 Incident: Severe Storm Disaster #: 4343 Began: July 19, 2017 Ended: July 23, 2017

Programs: Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND MUDSLIDES

Declared: October 20, 2016 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 4288 Began: September 21, 2016 Ended: September 22, 2016

Programs: Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND MUDSLIDES

Declared: August 8, 2013 Incident: Severe Storm Disaster #: 4141 Began: June 20, 2013 Ended: June 28, 2013

Programs: Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING

Declared: June 14, 2008 Incident: Severe Storm Disaster #: 1768 Began: June 5, 2008 Ended: July 25, 2008

Programs: Individual Assistance, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

Declared: August 26, 2007 Incident: Severe Storm Disaster #: 1719 Began: August 18, 2007 Ended: August 31, 2007

Programs: Individual Assistance, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

Emergency

HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION

Declared: September 13, 2005 Incident: Hurricane Disaster #: 3249 Began: August 29, 2005 Ended: October 1, 2005

Programs: Public Assistance

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

Declared: June 18, 2004 Incident: Severe Storm Disaster #: 1526 Began: May 7, 2004 Ended: July 3, 2004

Programs: Individual Assistance, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

Major Disaster

FLOODING, SEVERE STORMS AND TORNADOES

Declared: May 11, 2001 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 1369 Began: April 10, 2001 Ended: July 6, 2001

Programs: Individual Assistance, Public Assistance

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING

Declared: June 24, 2000 Incident: Severe Storm Disaster #: 1332 Began: May 26, 2000 Ended: July 19, 2000

Programs: Individual Assistance, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORMS,STRAIGH LINE WINDS, TORNADOES,RAIN,AND FLOODI

Declared: July 24, 1998 Incident: Severe Storm Disaster #: 1236 Began: June 18, 1998 Ended: June 30, 1998

Programs: Public Assistance

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES & FLOODING

Declared: July 2, 1993 Incident: Severe Storm Disaster #: 994 Began: June 7, 1993 Ended: August 25, 1993

Programs: Individual Assistance, Public Assistance

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING

Declared: September 30, 1992 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 964 Began: September 14, 1992 Ended: September 24, 1992

Programs: Individual Assistance, Public Assistance

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES & FLOODING

Declared: July 13, 1990 Incident: Severe Storm Disaster #: 874 Began: June 22, 1990 Ended: July 19, 1990

Programs: Individual Assistance, Public Assistance

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, HAIL & TORNADOES

Declared: July 7, 1978 Incident: Severe Storm Disaster #: 559 Began: July 7, 1978 Ended: July 7, 1978

Programs: Individual Assistance, Public Assistance

Emergency

DROUGHT

Declared: June 17, 1976 Incident: Drought Disaster #: 3014 Began: June 17, 1976 Ended: June 17, 1976

Programs: Public Assistance

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORMS, ICING, WIND & FLOODING

Declared: March 23, 1976 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 496 Began: March 23, 1976 Ended: March 23, 1976

Programs: Individual Assistance, Public Assistance

Major Disaster

FLOODING

Declared: May 1, 1969 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 260 Began: May 1, 1969 Ended: May 1, 1969

Programs: Individual Assistance, Public Assistance

Major Disaster

TORNADOES, SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING

Declared: April 21, 1965 Incident: Tornado Disaster #: 192 Began: April 21, 1965 Ended: April 21, 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.