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1996 disaster declarations

Every county-level declaration currently loaded for 1996, grouped into a single search-friendly year page.

Declarations
1,539
County declaration rows
States
38
States with declarations
Counties
1,074
County pages affected
Top incident
Snowstorm
Most frequent declaration type
Latest events

County pages in this year

OtherNov 1996

GAS LEAK EXPLOSION

EM-3124-PR · Nov 21, 1996
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
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FEMA declarations in 1996

In 1996, FEMA issued 1,539 county-level disaster declarations across 38 states and 1,074 counties. The most frequent declaration type was snowstorm.

The states most affected in 1996 were Virginia (246 declarations), North Carolina (179), and Pennsylvania (140). 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.