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1978 disaster declarations

Every county-level declaration currently loaded for 1978, grouped into a single search-friendly year page.

Declarations
439
County declaration rows
States
24
States with declarations
Counties
413
County pages affected
Top incident
Snowstorm
Most frequent declaration type
Latest events

County pages in this year

FloodOct 1978Orange County

LANDSLIDES

DR-566-CA · Oct 9, 1978
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
IA, PAPrograms
FloodAug 1978

TROPICAL STORM CARMEN

DR-562-MP · Aug 18, 1978
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
IA, PAPrograms
About this year

FEMA declarations in 1978

In 1978, FEMA issued 439 county-level disaster declarations across 24 states and 413 counties. The most frequent declaration type was snowstorm.

The states most affected in 1978 were Ohio (88 declarations), Michigan (83), and Kentucky (37). Beyond snowstorm, the year also saw significant flood activity.

Year pages aggregate county-level declarations by calendar year. A single weather event — a hurricane season, a drought — can generate hundreds of county declarations across multiple states. The county pages linked from the timeline above show the per-county detail: aid breakdown, program authorizations, and how each event fits into the county's longer disaster history.