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2009 disaster declarations

Every county-level declaration currently loaded for 2009, grouped into a single search-friendly year page.

Declarations
1,240
County declaration rows
States
40
States with declarations
Counties
871
County pages affected
Top incident
Severe Storm
Most frequent declaration type
Latest events

County pages in this year

About this year

FEMA declarations in 2009

In 2009, FEMA issued 1,240 county-level disaster declarations across 40 states and 871 counties. The most frequent declaration type was severe storm. Combined tracked FEMA obligations for the year total $1.5B.

The states most affected in 2009 were Kentucky (229 declarations), Missouri (189), and Arkansas (159). 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.