FEMA disaster declarations in South Carolina
Federal major disaster, emergency and fire management declarations for South Carolina since 1 Jan 2024, the counties and areas each one designates, and the requests FEMA turned down.
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Is South Carolina a federal disaster area?
The most recent federal declaration for South Carolina is DR-4908-SC, a major disaster declaration made on 7 Apr 2026 for Severe Winter Storm that began 21 Jan 2026, covering 3 designated areas.
FEMA has made 2 disaster declarations in South Carolina so far in 2026 (1 major disaster, 1 emergency). Over the last 12 months, the median major disaster declaration came 76 days after the incident began and 42 days after the request (1 declaration). 0 requests were turned down in 2026.
Counties and areas designated in the last 12 months
47 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.
| Abbeville County | EM-3632-SC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 23 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Aiken County | EM-3632-SC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 23 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Allendale County | EM-3632-SC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 23 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Anderson County | EM-3632-SC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 23 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Bamberg County | EM-3632-SC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 23 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Barnwell County | EM-3632-SC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 23 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Beaufort County | EM-3632-SC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 23 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Berkeley County | EM-3632-SC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 23 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Calhoun County | EM-3632-SC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 23 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Catawba Indian Nation | EM-3632-SC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 23 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Charleston County | EM-3632-SC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 23 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Cherokee County | EM-3632-SC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 23 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Chester County | EM-3632-SC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 23 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Chesterfield County | EM-3632-SC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 23 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Clarendon County | EM-3632-SC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 23 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Colleton County | EM-3632-SC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 23 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Darlington County | EM-3632-SC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 23 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Dillon County | EM-3632-SC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 23 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Dorchester County | EM-3632-SC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 23 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Edgefield County | EM-3632-SC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 23 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Fairfield County | EM-3632-SC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 23 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Florence County | EM-3632-SC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 23 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Georgetown County | EM-3632-SC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 23 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Greenville County | DR-4908-SC · Major disaster · Severe Winter Storm | 7 Apr 2026 | 2 |
| Greenwood County | EM-3632-SC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 23 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Hampton County | EM-3632-SC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 23 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Horry County | EM-3632-SC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 23 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Jasper County | EM-3632-SC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 23 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Kershaw County | EM-3632-SC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 23 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Lancaster County | EM-3632-SC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 23 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Laurens County | EM-3632-SC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 23 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Lee County | EM-3632-SC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 23 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Lexington County | EM-3632-SC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 23 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Marion County | EM-3632-SC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 23 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Marlboro County | EM-3632-SC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 23 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| McCormick County | EM-3632-SC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 23 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Newberry County | EM-3632-SC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 23 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Oconee County | DR-4908-SC · Major disaster · Severe Winter Storm | 7 Apr 2026 | 2 |
| Orangeburg County | EM-3632-SC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 23 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Pickens County | DR-4908-SC · Major disaster · Severe Winter Storm | 7 Apr 2026 | 2 |
| Richland County | EM-3632-SC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 23 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Saluda County | EM-3632-SC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 23 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Spartanburg County | EM-3632-SC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 23 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Sumter County | EM-3632-SC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 23 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Union County | EM-3632-SC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 23 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Williamsburg County | EM-3632-SC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 23 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| York County | EM-3632-SC · Emergency · Severe Winter Storm | 23 Jan 2026 | 1 |
All declarations since 1 Jan 2024
10 declarations, newest first. Select a column heading to sort.
| 7 Apr 2026 | DR-4908-SC | Major disaster | Winter Storm Severe Winter Storm |
21 Jan 2026 | 76 | 42 | PA | No | — | Greenville County, Oconee County, Pickens County |
| 23 Jan 2026 | EM-3632-SC | Emergency | Winter Storm Severe Winter Storm |
21 Jan 2026 | 2 | 0 | PA | No | — |
47 areasAbbeville County, Aiken County, Allendale County, Anderson County, Bamberg County, Barnwell County, Beaufort County, Berkeley County, Calhoun County, Catawba Indian Nation, Charleston County, Cherokee County, Chester County, Chesterfield County, Clarendon County, Colleton County, Darlington County, Dillon County, Dorchester County, Edgefield County, Fairfield County, Florence County, Georgetown County, Greenville County, Greenwood County, Hampton County, Horry County, Jasper County, Kershaw County, Lancaster County, Laurens County, Lee County, Lexington County, Marion County, Marlboro County, McCormick County, Newberry County, Oconee County, Orangeburg County, Pickens County, Richland County, Saluda County, Spartanburg County, Sumter County, Union County, Williamsburg County, York County |
| 23 Mar 2025 | FM-5576-SC | Fire management | Fire Table Rock Fire Complex |
23 Mar 2025 | 0 | 0 | PA, HM | No | — | Greenville County, Pickens County |
| 23 Mar 2025 | FM-5575-SC | Fire management | Fire Table Rock Fire |
21 Mar 2025 | 2 | 0 | PA, HM | No | — | Pickens County |
| 7 Mar 2025 | FM-5554-SC | Fire management | Fire Covington Drive Fire |
1 Mar 2025 | 6 | 0 | PA, HM | No | — | Horry County |
| 10 Jan 2025 | DR-4858-SC | Major disaster | Flood Severe Storms and Flooding |
6 Nov 2024 | 65 | 28 | PA, HM | No | — | Bamberg County, Calhoun County, Orangeburg County |
| 29 Sep 2024 | DR-4835-SC | Major disaster | Tropical Storm Tropical Storm Debby |
4 Aug 2024 | 56 | 13 | PA, HM | No | — |
14 areasBamberg County, Barnwell County, Beaufort County, Berkeley County, Colleton County, Dillon County, Dorchester County, Florence County, Georgetown County, Hampton County, Horry County, Jasper County, Orangeburg County, Union County |
| 29 Sep 2024 | DR-4829-SC | Major disaster | Hurricane Hurricane Helene |
25 Sep 2024 | 4 | 1 | IH, PA, HM | Yes | 28 Nov 2024 estimate · passed unless extended |
34 areasAbbeville County, Aiken County, Allendale County, Anderson County, Bamberg County, Barnwell County, Beaufort County, Berkeley County, Calhoun County, Catawba Indian Nation, Cherokee County, Chester County, Colleton County, Edgefield County, Fairfield County, Greenville County, Greenwood County, Hampton County, Jasper County, Kershaw County, Lancaster County, Laurens County, Lexington County, McCormick County, Newberry County, Oconee County, Orangeburg County, Pickens County, Richland County, Saluda County, Spartanburg County, Union County, Williamsburg County, York County |
| 26 Sep 2024 | EM-3619-SC | Emergency | Tropical Storm Hurricane Helene |
25 Sep 2024 | 1 | 0 | PA | No | — |
46 areasAbbeville County, Aiken County, Allendale County, Anderson County, Bamberg County, Barnwell County, Beaufort County, Berkeley County, Calhoun County, Charleston County, Cherokee County, Chester County, Chesterfield County, Clarendon County, Colleton County, Darlington County, Dillon County, Dorchester County, Edgefield County, Fairfield County, Florence County, Georgetown County, Greenville County, Greenwood County, Hampton County, Horry County, Jasper County, Kershaw County, Lancaster County, Laurens County, Lee County, Lexington County, Marion County, Marlboro County, McCormick County, Newberry County, Oconee County, Orangeburg County, Pickens County, Richland County, Saluda County, Spartanburg County, Sumter County, Union County, Williamsburg County, York County |
| 5 Aug 2024 | EM-3606-SC | Emergency | Tropical Storm Hurricane Debby |
4 Aug 2024 | 1 | 1 | PA | No | — |
46 areasAbbeville County, Aiken County, Allendale County, Anderson County, Bamberg County, Barnwell County, Beaufort County, Berkeley County, Calhoun County, Charleston County, Cherokee County, Chester County, Chesterfield County, Clarendon County, Colleton County, Darlington County, Dillon County, Dorchester County, Edgefield County, Fairfield County, Florence County, Georgetown County, Greenville County, Greenwood County, Hampton County, Horry County, Jasper County, Kershaw County, Lancaster County, Laurens County, Lee County, Lexington County, Marion County, Marlboro County, McCormick County, Newberry County, Oconee County, Orangeburg County, Pickens County, Richland County, Saluda County, Spartanburg County, Sumter County, Union County, Williamsburg County, York County |
Requests FEMA turned down
Requests from South Carolina for a major disaster or emergency declaration that were not approved, newest decision first. Requests still under review are not published.
| 20 Jun 2024 | Major Disaster | May 6, 2024 SC Dam/Spillway Breech Dam/Levee Break |
6 May 2024 | 5 Jun 2024 | 15 | Turned down |
| 22 May 2024 | Major Disaster | Severe Storms & Hail Severe Storm |
20 Apr 2024 | 7 May 2024 | 15 | Turned down |
| 15 Mar 2024 | Major Disaster | Severe Weather Severe Storm |
9 Jan 2024 | 2 Feb 2024 | 42 | 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 South Carolina in 2026?
Yes. FEMA has made 2 disaster declarations for South Carolina so far in 2026. The most recent federal declaration for South Carolina is DR-4908-SC, a major disaster declaration made on 7 Apr 2026 for Severe Winter Storm that began 21 Jan 2026, covering 3 designated areas.
Which South Carolina counties are federal disaster areas?
47 areas in South Carolina were named in a FEMA declaration in the last 12 months, including Abbeville County, Aiken County, Allendale County, Anderson County, Bamberg County, Barnwell 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 South Carolina?
OpenFEMA lists 3 turned-down requests from South Carolina since 1 Jan 2024. The most recent was a major disaster request for May 6, 2024 SC Dam/Spillway Breech, turned down on 20 Jun 2024. Requests still under review are not published.
How long do FEMA declarations take in South Carolina?
Across 4 major disaster declarations for South Carolina since 1 Jan 2024, the median time from the start of the incident to the declaration was 60.5 days.
What is the deadline to apply for FEMA assistance in South Carolina?
No major disaster declaration for South 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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