1979 disaster declarations

In 1979, FEMA issued 386 county-level disaster declarations across 28 states and 353 counties. The most frequent declaration type was flood.

The states most affected in 1979 were Mississippi (57 declarations), Illinois (53), and Alabama (48). Beyond flood, the year also saw significant hurricane 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.