FEMA disaster declarations in North Carolina
Federal major disaster, emergency and fire management declarations for North Carolina since 1 Jan 2024, the counties and areas each one designates, and the requests FEMA turned down.
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Is North Carolina a federal disaster area?
The most recent federal declaration for North Carolina is EM-3637-NC, an emergency declaration made on 24 Jan 2026 for Severe Winter Storm that began 21 Jan 2026, covering 102 designated areas.
FEMA has made 1 disaster declaration in North Carolina so far in 2026 (1 emergency). There were no major disaster declarations in North Carolina in the last 12 months. 0 requests were turned down in 2026.
Counties and areas designated in the last 12 months
102 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.
| Alamance County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Alexander County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Alleghany County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Anson County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Ashe County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Avery County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Beaufort County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Bertie County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Bladen County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Brunswick County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Buncombe County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Burke County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Cabarrus County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Caldwell County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Camden County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Carteret County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Caswell County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Catawba County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Chatham County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Cherokee County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Chowan County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Clay County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Cleveland County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Columbus County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Craven County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Cumberland County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Currituck County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Dare County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Davidson County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Davie County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Duplin County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Durham County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Edgecombe County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Forsyth County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Franklin County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Gaston County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Gates County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Graham County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Granville County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Greene County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Guilford County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Halifax County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Harnett County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Haywood County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Henderson County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Hertford County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Hoke County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Hyde County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Iredell County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Jackson County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Johnston County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Jones County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Lee County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Lenoir County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Lincoln County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Lumbee TDSA | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Macon County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Madison County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Martin County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| McDowell County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Mecklenburg County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Mitchell County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Montgomery County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Moore County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Nash County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| New Hanover County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Northampton County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Onslow County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Orange County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Pamlico County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Pasquotank County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Pender County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Perquimans County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Person County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Pitt County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Polk County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Randolph County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Richmond County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Robeson County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Rockingham County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Rowan County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Rutherford County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Sampson County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Scotland County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Stanly County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Stokes County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Surry County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Swain County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Transylvania County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Tyrrell County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Union County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Vance County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Wake County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Warren County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Washington County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Watauga County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Wayne County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Wilkes County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Wilson County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Yadkin County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Yancey County | EM-3637-NC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 24 Jan 2026 | 1 |
All declarations since 1 Jan 2024
11 declarations, newest first. Select a column heading to sort.
| 24 Jan 2026 | EM-3637-NC | Emergency | Winter Storm Severe Winter Storm |
21 Jan 2026 | 3 | 1 | PA | No | — |
102 areasAlamance County, Alexander County, Alleghany County, Anson County, Ashe County, Avery County, Beaufort County, Bertie County, Bladen County, Brunswick County, Buncombe County, Burke County, Cabarrus County, Caldwell County, Camden County, Carteret County, Caswell County, Catawba County, Chatham County, Cherokee County, Chowan County, Clay County, Cleveland County, Columbus County, Craven County, Cumberland County, Currituck County, Dare County, Davidson County, Davie County, Duplin County, Durham County, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Edgecombe County, Forsyth County, Franklin County, Gaston County, Gates County, Graham County, Granville County, Greene County, Guilford County, Halifax County, Harnett County, Haywood County, Henderson County, Hertford County, Hoke County, Hyde County, Iredell County, Jackson County, Johnston County, Jones County, Lee County, Lenoir County, Lincoln County, Lumbee TDSA, Macon County, Madison County, Martin County, McDowell County, Mecklenburg County, Mitchell County, Montgomery County, Moore County, Nash County, New Hanover County, Northampton County, Onslow County, Orange County, Pamlico County, Pasquotank County, Pender County, Perquimans County, Person County, Pitt County, Polk County, Randolph County, Richmond County, Robeson County, Rockingham County, Rowan County, Rutherford County, Sampson County, Scotland County, Stanly County, Stokes County, Surry County, Swain County, Transylvania County, Tyrrell County, Union County, Vance County, Wake County, Warren County, Washington County, Watauga County, Wayne County, Wilkes County, Wilson County, Yadkin County, Yancey County |
| 11 Sep 2025 | DR-4889-NC | Major disaster | Tropical Depression Tropical Depression Chantal |
6 Jul 2025 | 67 | 37 | PA | No | — | Alamance County, Caswell County, Chatham County, Durham County, Moore County, Orange County, Person County |
| 3 May 2025 | FM-5582-NC | Fire management | Fire Sunset Drive Fire |
2 May 2025 | 1 | 0 | PA, HM | No | — | Brunswick County |
| 20 Apr 2025 | FM-5580-NC | Fire management | Fire Sam Davis Road Fire |
18 Apr 2025 | 2 | 1 | PA, HM | No | — | Swain County |
| 27 Mar 2025 | FM-5578-NC | Fire management | Fire Table Rock Fire |
26 Mar 2025 | 1 | 0 | PA, HM | No | — | Transylvania County |
| 26 Mar 2025 | FM-5577-NC | Fire management | Fire Alarka Fire |
25 Mar 2025 | 1 | 0 | PA, HM | No | — | Swain County |
| 22 Mar 2025 | FM-5574-NC | Fire management | Fire Black Cove Fire Complex |
19 Mar 2025 | 3 | 0 | PA, HM | No | — | Polk County |
| 19 Oct 2024 | DR-4837-NC | Major disaster | Tropical Storm Potential Tropical Cyclone Eight |
16 Sep 2024 | 33 | 3 | PA, HM | No | — | Brunswick County, Carteret County, Dare County, New Hanover County, Onslow County, Stokes County |
| 28 Sep 2024 | DR-4827-NC | Major disaster | Tropical Storm Tropical Storm Helene |
25 Sep 2024 | 3 | 1 | IH, PA, HM | Yes | 27 Nov 2024 estimate · passed unless extended |
40 areasAlexander County, Alleghany County, Ashe County, Avery County, Buncombe County, Burke County, Cabarrus County, Caldwell County, Catawba County, Cherokee County, Clay County, Cleveland County, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Forsyth County, Gaston County, Graham County, Haywood County, Henderson County, Iredell County, Jackson County, Lee County, Lincoln County, Macon County, Madison County, McDowell County, Mecklenburg County, Mitchell County, Nash County, Polk County, Rowan County, Rutherford County, Stanly County, Surry County, Swain County, Transylvania County, Union County, Watauga County, Wilkes County, Yadkin County, Yancey County |
| 26 Sep 2024 | EM-3617-NC | Emergency | Tropical Storm Hurricane Helene |
25 Sep 2024 | 1 | 1 | PA | No | — |
101 areasAlamance County, Alexander County, Alleghany County, Anson County, Ashe County, Avery County, Beaufort County, Bertie County, Bladen County, Brunswick County, Buncombe County, Burke County, Cabarrus County, Caldwell County, Camden County, Carteret County, Caswell County, Catawba County, Chatham County, Cherokee County, Chowan County, Clay County, Cleveland County, Columbus County, Craven County, Cumberland County, Currituck County, Dare County, Davidson County, Davie County, Duplin County, Durham County, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Edgecombe County, Forsyth County, Franklin County, Gaston County, Gates County, Graham County, Granville County, Greene County, Guilford County, Halifax County, Harnett County, Haywood County, Henderson County, Hertford County, Hoke County, Hyde County, Iredell County, Jackson County, Johnston County, Jones County, Lee County, Lenoir County, Lincoln County, Macon County, Madison County, Martin County, McDowell County, Mecklenburg County, Mitchell County, Montgomery County, Moore County, Nash County, New Hanover County, Northampton County, Onslow County, Orange County, Pamlico County, Pasquotank County, Pender County, Perquimans County, Person County, Pitt County, Polk County, Randolph County, Richmond County, Robeson County, Rockingham County, Rowan County, Rutherford County, Sampson County, Scotland County, Stanly County, Stokes County, Surry County, Swain County, Transylvania County, Tyrrell County, Union County, Vance County, Wake County, Warren County, Washington County, Watauga County, Wayne County, Wilkes County, Wilson County, Yadkin County, Yancey County |
| 6 Aug 2024 | EM-3608-NC | Emergency | Tropical Storm Tropical Storm Debby |
5 Aug 2024 | 1 | 0 | PA | No | — |
74 areasAlamance County, Alleghany County, Anson County, Beaufort County, Bertie County, Bladen County, Brunswick County, Cabarrus County, Camden County, Carteret County, Caswell County, Chatham County, Chowan County, Columbus County, Craven County, Cumberland County, Currituck County, Dare County, Davidson County, Davie County, Duplin County, Durham County, Edgecombe County, Forsyth County, Franklin County, Gates County, Granville County, Greene County, Guilford County, Halifax County, Harnett County, Hertford County, Hoke County, Hyde County, Iredell County, Johnston County, Jones County, Lee County, Lenoir County, Martin County, Mecklenburg County, Montgomery County, Moore County, Nash County, New Hanover County, Northampton County, Onslow County, Orange County, Pamlico County, Pasquotank County, Pender County, Perquimans County, Person County, Pitt County, Randolph County, Richmond County, Robeson County, Rockingham County, Rowan County, Sampson County, Scotland County, Stanly County, Stokes County, Surry County, Tyrrell County, Union County, Vance County, Wake County, Warren County, Washington County, Wayne County, Wilkes County, Wilson County, Yadkin County |
Requests FEMA turned down
OpenFEMA lists no turned-down declaration requests from North Carolina since 1 Jan 2024. Requests still under review are not published, so this does not mean none are waiting.
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 North Carolina in 2026?
Yes. FEMA has made 1 disaster declaration for North Carolina so far in 2026. The most recent federal declaration for North Carolina is EM-3637-NC, an emergency declaration made on 24 Jan 2026 for Severe Winter Storm that began 21 Jan 2026, covering 102 designated areas.
Which North Carolina counties are federal disaster areas?
102 areas in North Carolina were named in a FEMA declaration in the last 12 months, including Alamance County, Alexander County, Alleghany County, Anson County, Ashe County, Avery 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 North Carolina?
OpenFEMA lists no turned-down declaration requests from North Carolina since 1 Jan 2024. Requests still under review are not published.
How long do FEMA declarations take in North Carolina?
Across 3 major disaster declarations for North Carolina since 1 Jan 2024, the median time from the start of the incident to the declaration was 33 days.
What is the deadline to apply for FEMA assistance in North Carolina?
No major disaster declaration for North Carolina 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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