Region II Disaster History

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New Jersey Disaster History

Year Date Title Disaster Number
Major Disaster Declarations
2007 04/26 Severe Storms and Inland and Coastal Flooding 1694
2006 07/07 Severe Storms and Flooding 1653
2005 04/19 Severe Storms and Flooding 1588
2004 10/01 Tropical Depression Ivan 1563
2004 07/16 Severe Storms and Flooding 1530
2000 08/17 Severe Storms, Flooding And Mudslides 1337
1999 09/18 Hurricane Floyd 1295
1998 03/03 Coastal Storm 1206
1997 09/23 Flooding 1189
1996 11/19 Severe Storms/Flooding 1145
1996 01/13 Blizzard 1088
1992 12/18 Coastal Storm, High Tides, Heavy Rain, Flooding 973
1992 03/03 Severe Coastal Storm 936
1985 10/15 HURRICANE GLORIA 749
1984 04/12 COASTAL STORMS, FLOODING 701
1977 02/08 Ice Conditions 528
1976 08/21 Severe Storms, High Winds, Flooding 519
1975 07/23 Heavy Rains, High Winds, Hail, Tornadoes 477
1973 08/07 SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING 402
1971 09/04 Heavy Rains, Flooding 310
1968 06/18 Heavy Rains, Flooding 245
1965 08/18 Water Shortage 205
1962 03/09 SEVERE STORM, HIGH TIDES, FLOODING 124
1955 08/20 HURRICANE, FLOODS 41
Emergency Declarations
2005 09/19 Hurricane Katrina Evacuation 3257
2003 09/23 Power Outage 3188
2003 03/20 Snowstorm 3181
2001 09/19 Terrorist Attack Emergency Declaration 3169
2000 11/01 Virus Threat 3156
1999 09/17 Hurricane Floyd 3148
1999 09/17 Hurricane Floyd 3147
1993 03/17 Severe Blizzard 3106
1980 10/19 Water Shortage 3083
1974 12/24 Severe Storms, High Winds & High Tides 3005

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New York Disaster History

Year Date Title Disaster Number
Major Disaster Declarations
2007 08/31 Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornado 1724
2007 07/02 Severe Storms and Flooding 1710
2007 04/24 Severe Storms and Inland and Coastal Flooding 1692
2006 12/12 Severe Storms and Flooding 1670
2006 10/24 Severe Storms and Flooding 1665
2006 07/01 Severe Storms and Flooding 1650
2005 04/19 Severe Storms and Flooding 1589
2004 10/01 Tropical Depression Ivan 1565
2004 10/01 Severe Storms and Flooding 1564
2004 08/03 Severe Storms and Flooding 1534
2003 08/29 Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding 1486
2003 05/12 Ice Storm 1467
2002 05/16 Earthquake 1415
2002 03/01 Snowstorm 1404
2001 09/11 Terrorist Attack 1391
2000 07/21 Severe Storms 1335
1999 09/19 Hurricane Floyd 1296
1998 09/11 Severe Storms 1244
1998 07/07 Severe Storms and Flooding 1233
1998 06/16 New York Severe Thunderstorms and Tornadoes 1222
1998 01/10 Severe Winter Storms 1196
1996 12/09 Severe Storms/Flooding 1148
1996 11/19 Severe Storms/Flooding 1146
1996 01/24 Severe Storms/Flooding 1095
1996 01/12 Blizzard 1083
1993 04/02 World Trade Center Explosion 984
1992 12/21 Coastal Storm, High Tides, Heavy Rain, Flooding 974
1991 09/16 Hurricane Bob 918
1991 03/21 Severe Storm, Winter Storm 898
1987 11/10 SEVERE WINTER STORM 801
1987 05/15 FLOODING 792
1985 10/18 HURRICANE GLORIA 750
1985 03/22 Snow Melt, Ice Jams 734
1985 03/20 FLOODING 733
1984 09/25 SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING 725
1984 04/17 COASTAL STORMS, FLOODING 702
1977 02/05 Snowstorms 527
1976 09/03 HURRICANE BELLE 520
1976 07/21 SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING 515
1976 06/29 FLASH FLOODING 512
1976 03/19 Ice Storm,Severe Storms, Flooding 494
1975 10/02 Severe Storms, Heavy Rain, Landslides, Flooding 487
1974 07/23 SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING 447
1973 07/20 SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING 401
1973 03/21 High Winds, Wave Action, Flooding 367
1972 06/23 Tropical Storm Agnes 338
1971 09/13 SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING 311
1970 07/22 Heavy Rains, Flooding 290
1969 08/26 Heavy Rains, Flooding 275
1967 10/30 SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING 233
1965 08/18 Water Shortage 204
1963 08/23 Heavy Rains, Flooding 158
1962 03/16 Severe Storm, High Tides, Flooding 129
1956 03/29 FLOOD 52
1955 08/22 HURRICANE, FLOODS 45
1954 10/07 HURRICANES 26
Emergency Declarations
2008 12/18 Severe Winter Storm 3299
2007 02/23 Snow 3273
2006 10/15 Snowstorm 3268
2005 09/30 Hurricane Katrina Evacuation 3262
2004 03/03 Snow 3195
2003 08/23 Power Outage 3186
2003 03/27 Snowstorm 3184
2003 02/26 Snowstorm 3173
2002 01/01 Snowstorm 3170
2000 12/04 Snow Storm 3157
2000 10/11 Virus Threat 3155
1999 09/18 Hurricane Floyd 3149
1999 03/10 Winter Storm 3138
1999 01/15 Winter Storm 3136
1993 03/17 Severe Blizzard 3107
1980 05/21 Chemical Waste, Love Canal 3080
1978 08/07 Chemical Waste, Love Canal 3066
1977 01/29 Snowstorms 3027
1974 11/02 Flooding (NYS Barge Canal) 3004

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Puerto Rico Disaster History

Year Date Title Disaster Number
Major Disaster Declarations
2008 10/01 Severe Storms and Flooding 1798
2005 11/10 Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides 1613
2004 09/17 Tropical Storm Jeanne and Resulting Landslides and Mudslides 1552
2003 11/21 Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides 1501
2001 11/28 Severe Storms & Flooding 1396
2001 05/16 Flooding 1372
1998 09/24 Hurricane Georges 1247
1996 09/11 Hurricane Hortense 1136
1995 09/16 Hurricane Marilyn 1068
1992 01/22 Flooding, Severe Storm 931
1989 09/21 HURRICANE HUGO 842
1987 12/17 SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING 805
1986 07/10 Heavy Rains, Flooding, Mudslides 768
1985 10/10 SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, MUDSLIDES 746
1985 05/31 STORMS, MUD/LAND SLIDES, FLOODING 736
1979 09/02 HURRICANE DAVID 597
1975 09/19 Tropical Storm Eloise 483
1974 11/30 FLOODING 455
1970 10/12 Heavy Rains, Flooding 296
1964 05/26 Extreme Drought Conditions 170
1956 08/18 HURRICANE 62
Emergency Declarations
1999 11/18 Hurricane Lenny 3151
1998 09/21 Hurricane Georges 3130
1996 11/21 Gas Leak Explosion 3124
1974 08/29 Impact Of Drought 3002

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US Virgin Islands Disaster History

Year Date Title Disaster Number
Major Disaster Declarations
2008 10/29 Hurricane Omar 1807
2004 10/07 Tropical Storm Jeanne 1567
2003 12/09 Flooding Rains 1503
1999 11/23 Hurricane Lenny 1309
1998 09/24 Hurricane Georges 1248
1996 07/10 Hurricane Bertha 1126
1995 09/16 Hurricane Marilyn 1067
1989 09/20 HURRICANE HUGO 841
1984 12/10 Tropical Storm Klaus 729
1983 04/30 SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, MUDSLIDES 681
1979 09/16 Hurricane David, Tropical Storm Frederick 602
1974 11/14 SEVERE STORMS, LANDSLIDES, FLOODING 451
1970 10/17 Heavy Rains, Flooding 298
1964 06/08 Extreme Drought Conditions 171
Emergency Declarations
1999 11/18 Hurricane Lenny 3152
1977 06/14 Drought 3042
1974 07/22 DROUGHT, LIVESTOCK LOSSES 3001

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