Massachusetts Disaster History


Major Disaster Declarations

Year Date Disaster Types Active Disaster Number
2009 01/05 Severe Winter Storm and Flooding active disaster 1813
2007 05/16 Severe Storms and Inland and Coastal Flooding not active disaster 1701
2006 05/25 Severe Storms and Flooding not active disaster 1642
2005 11/10 Severe Storms and Flooding not active disaster 1614
2004 04/21 Flooding not active disaster 1512
2001 04/10 Severe Storms & Flooding not active disaster 1364
1998 06/23 Heavy Rain And Flooding not active disaster 1224
1996 10/25 Severe Storms/Flooding not active disaster 1142
1996 01/24 Blizzard not active disaster 1090
1992 12/21 Winter Coastal Storm not active disaster 975
1991 11/04 Severe Coastal Storm not active disaster 920
1991 08/26 Hurricane Bob not active disaster 914
1987 04/18 SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING not active disaster 790
1985 10/28 HURRICANE GLORIA not active disaster 751
1981 12/03 Urban Fire not active disaster 650
1978 02/10 Coastal Storms, Flood, Ice, Snow not active disaster 546
1973 10/16 Fire (City of Chelsea) not active disaster 405
1972 09/28 TOXIC ALGAE IN COASTAL WATERS not active disaster 357
1972 03/06 SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING not active disaster 325
1955 08/20 HURRICANE, FLOODS not active disaster 43
1954 09/02 HURRICANES not active disaster 22
1953 06/11 TORNADO not active disaster 7

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Emergency Declarations

Year Date Disaster Types Active Disaster Number
2008 12/13 Severe Winter Storm active disaster 3296
2005 10/19 Severe Storms and Flooding not active disaster 3264
2005 09/13 Hurricane Katrina Evacuation not active disaster 3252
2005 02/17 Snow not active disaster 3201
2004 01/15 Snow not active disaster 3191
2003 03/11 Snowstorm not active disaster 3175
2001 03/28 Snowstorm not active disaster 3165
1999 12/06 Fire not active disaster 3153
1996 10/20 Extreme Weather/Flooding not active disaster 3119
1993 03/16 Blizzards, High Winds and Record Snowfall not active disaster 3103
1978 02/07 Blizzards & Snowstorms not active disaster 3059

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Fire Management Assistance Declarations

Year Date Incident Disaster Number
No Fire Management Assistance Declarations declared in Massachusetts

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Last Modified: Tuesday, 06-Jan-2009 15:54:30