1981 disaster declarations

In 1981, FEMA issued 46 county-level disaster declarations across 11 states and 46 counties. The most frequent declaration type was flood.

The states most affected in 1981 were Montana (10 declarations), Texas (10), and Oklahoma (6). Beyond flood, the year also saw significant severe storm 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.