FEMA disaster declarations in Michigan
Federal major disaster, emergency and fire management declarations for Michigan since 1 Jan 2024, the counties and areas each one designates, and the requests FEMA turned down.
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Is Michigan a federal disaster area?
The most recent federal declaration for Michigan is DR-4925-MI, a major disaster declaration made on 30 Jun 2026 for Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding that began 10 Apr 2026, covering 37 designated areas.
FEMA has made 1 disaster declaration in Michigan so far in 2026 (1 major disaster). Over the last 12 months, the median major disaster declaration came 81 days after the incident began and 26 days after the request (1 declaration). 1 request was turned down in 2026.
Counties and areas designated in the last 12 months
37 areas named in at least one declaration since 19 Oct 2025, each with the newest declaration that names it. A designation applies to that declaration's incident period and programs only; FEMA's page for the declaration says what help is available.
| Alcona County | DR-4925-MI · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 30 Jun 2026 | 1 |
| Allegan County | DR-4925-MI · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 30 Jun 2026 | 1 |
| Alpena County | DR-4925-MI · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 30 Jun 2026 | 1 |
| Antrim County | DR-4925-MI · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 30 Jun 2026 | 1 |
| Barry County | DR-4925-MI · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 30 Jun 2026 | 1 |
| Benzie County | DR-4925-MI · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 30 Jun 2026 | 1 |
| Charlevoix County | DR-4925-MI · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 30 Jun 2026 | 1 |
| Cheboygan County | DR-4925-MI · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 30 Jun 2026 | 1 |
| Crawford County | DR-4925-MI · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 30 Jun 2026 | 1 |
| Eaton County | DR-4925-MI · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 30 Jun 2026 | 1 |
| Emmet County | DR-4925-MI · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 30 Jun 2026 | 1 |
| Grand Traverse County | DR-4925-MI · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 30 Jun 2026 | 1 |
| Gratiot County | DR-4925-MI · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 30 Jun 2026 | 1 |
| Iosco County | DR-4925-MI · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 30 Jun 2026 | 1 |
| Iron County | DR-4925-MI · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 30 Jun 2026 | 1 |
| Kalamazoo County | DR-4925-MI · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 30 Jun 2026 | 1 |
| Kalkaska County | DR-4925-MI · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 30 Jun 2026 | 1 |
| Lake County | DR-4925-MI · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 30 Jun 2026 | 1 |
| Manistee County | DR-4925-MI · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 30 Jun 2026 | 1 |
| Marquette County | DR-4925-MI · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 30 Jun 2026 | 1 |
| Mecosta County | DR-4925-MI · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 30 Jun 2026 | 1 |
| Menominee County | DR-4925-MI · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 30 Jun 2026 | 1 |
| Missaukee County | DR-4925-MI · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 30 Jun 2026 | 1 |
| Montcalm County | DR-4925-MI · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 30 Jun 2026 | 1 |
| Montmorency County | DR-4925-MI · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 30 Jun 2026 | 1 |
| Muskegon County | DR-4925-MI · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 30 Jun 2026 | 1 |
| Newaygo County | DR-4925-MI · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 30 Jun 2026 | 1 |
| Oceana County | DR-4925-MI · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 30 Jun 2026 | 1 |
| Ogemaw County | DR-4925-MI · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 30 Jun 2026 | 1 |
| Osceola County | DR-4925-MI · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 30 Jun 2026 | 1 |
| Oscoda County | DR-4925-MI · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 30 Jun 2026 | 1 |
| Presque Isle County | DR-4925-MI · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 30 Jun 2026 | 1 |
| Roscommon County | DR-4925-MI · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 30 Jun 2026 | 1 |
| Saginaw County | DR-4925-MI · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 30 Jun 2026 | 1 |
| Tuscola County | DR-4925-MI · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 30 Jun 2026 | 1 |
| Washtenaw County | DR-4925-MI · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 30 Jun 2026 | 1 |
| Wexford County | DR-4925-MI · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 30 Jun 2026 | 1 |
All declarations since 1 Jan 2024
3 declarations, newest first. Select a column heading to sort.
| 30 Jun 2026 | DR-4925-MI | Major disaster | Flood Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding |
10 Apr 2026 | 81 | 26 | IH, PA | Yes | 29 Aug 2026 estimate · passed unless extended |
37 areasAlcona County, Allegan County, Alpena County, Antrim County, Barry County, Benzie County, Charlevoix County, Cheboygan County, Crawford County, Eaton County, Emmet County, Grand Traverse County, Gratiot County, Iosco County, Iron County, Kalamazoo County, Kalkaska County, Lake County, Manistee County, Marquette County, Mecosta County, Menominee County, Missaukee County, Montcalm County, Montmorency County, Muskegon County, Newaygo County, Oceana County, Ogemaw County, Osceola County, Oscoda County, Presque Isle County, Roscommon County, Saginaw County, Tuscola County, Washtenaw County, Wexford County |
| 22 Jul 2025 | DR-4880-MI | Major disaster | Severe Ice Storm Severe Winter Storm |
28 Mar 2025 | 116 | 67 | PA | No | — |
14 areasAlcona County, Alpena County, Antrim County, Charlevoix County, Cheboygan County, Crawford County, Emmet County, Kalkaska County, Little Traverse Bay Indian Reservation, Mackinac County, Montmorency County, Oscoda County, Otsego County, Presque Isle County |
| 8 Feb 2024 | DR-4757-MI | Major disaster | Flood Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding |
24 Aug 2023 | 168 | 113 | IH, HM | Yes | 8 Apr 2024 estimate · passed unless extended |
9 areasEaton County, Ingham County, Ionia County, Kent County, Livingston County, Macomb County, Monroe County, Oakland County, Wayne County |
Requests FEMA turned down
Requests from Michigan for a major disaster or emergency declaration that were not approved, newest decision first. Requests still under review are not published.
| 3 Aug 2026 | Major Disaster | R5 MI - March 6 2026 - Severe Storms and Tornadoes Severe Storm |
6 Mar 2026 | 1 Apr 2026 | 124 | Turned down |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Emergency | R5 - MI March 2025 Severe Winter Storm / Ice Storm Severe Ice Storm |
28 Mar 2025 | 11 Apr 2025 | 69 | Turned down |
| 18 Jan 2025 | Major Disaster | R5 - MI May 7 Tornadoes Tornado |
7 May 2024 | 6 Jun 2024 | 226 | Turned down |
How to read these tables
- Major disaster (DR) and emergency (EM) declarations are made by the President; fire management (FM) declarations are approved by FEMA.
- Days to declaration counts from the first day of the incident period FEMA recorded to the declaration date. Days from request counts from the date of the governor's or tribal leader's request. Both are calculated here from FEMA's dates.
- Designated areas are the counties, parishes, boroughs, tribal areas and other places FEMA lists for the declaration, including any added later. A designation may cover only some of the programs.
- Programs: IH = Individuals and Households Program, IA = Individual Assistance, PA = Public Assistance, HM = Hazard Mitigation — included in at least one designated area.
- Individual assistance is Yes when the declaration opens the Individuals and Households Program (help people register for) in at least one designated area.
- Apply by (estimate) is FEMA's standard registration period for individual assistance after a major disaster: 60 days from the declaration date (44 CFR 206.112), calculated here. It is an estimate: FEMA often extends deadlines, and DisasterAssistance.gov has the official date. Emergency and fire management declarations have no date here. Open deadlines, soonest first.
- Pending requests are not published in OpenFEMA. Only declarations that were made and requests that were turned down appear, so a request still under review is on neither list.
Source: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), OpenFEMA Dataset: Disaster Declarations Summaries - v2 and Declaration Denials - v1, retrieved 19 Oct 2026, 17:28 UTC from https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v2/DisasterDeclarationsSummaries and https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/DeclarationDenials. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Questions
Is there a FEMA disaster declaration for Michigan in 2026?
Yes. FEMA has made 1 disaster declaration for Michigan so far in 2026. The most recent federal declaration for Michigan is DR-4925-MI, a major disaster declaration made on 30 Jun 2026 for Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding that began 10 Apr 2026, covering 37 designated areas.
Which Michigan counties are federal disaster areas?
37 areas in Michigan were named in a FEMA declaration in the last 12 months, including Alcona County, Allegan County, Alpena County, Antrim County, Barry County, Benzie County. The full list is on this page, each with the declaration that names it. A designation covers that declaration's incident period and programs only.
Has FEMA turned down a disaster request from Michigan?
OpenFEMA lists 3 turned-down requests from Michigan since 1 Jan 2024. The most recent was a major disaster request for R5 MI - March 6 2026 - Severe Storms and Tornadoes, turned down on 3 Aug 2026. Requests still under review are not published.
How long do FEMA declarations take in Michigan?
Across 3 major disaster declarations for Michigan since 1 Jan 2024, the median time from the start of the incident to the declaration was 116 days.
What is the deadline to apply for FEMA assistance in Michigan?
No major disaster declaration for Michigan with individual assistance has an estimated deadline still open. For individual assistance after a major disaster, FEMA's standard registration period is 60 days from the date the President declares the disaster (44 CFR 206.112). FEMA often extends it, and the extension is announced for that disaster only. The "apply by" dates on this site are that standard 60 days counted from the declaration date, so they are estimates; the official deadline for each disaster is on DisasterAssistance.gov and on the disaster's page at fema.gov. You can apply at DisasterAssistance.gov, in the FEMA app, or by calling 800-621-3362.
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