2002 disaster declarations

In 2002, FEMA issued 1,015 county-level disaster declarations across 38 states and 883 counties. The most frequent declaration type was severe storm. Combined tracked FEMA obligations for the year total $674.7M.

The states most affected in 2002 were Missouri (122 declarations), Colorado (77), and Kentucky (76). Beyond severe storm, the year also saw significant severe ice 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.