1982 disaster declarations

In 1982, FEMA issued 157 county-level disaster declarations across 18 states and 150 counties. The most frequent declaration type was flood.

The states most affected in 1982 were Arkansas (50 declarations), Illinois (25), and Missouri (17). 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.