Every federal disaster and emergency declaration for Wisconsin in the past 12 months, from FEMA, with the designated counties and whether people can apply for federal aid.
Built by the Tribune's code from FEMA data. No AI wrote this page. Updated Nov. 2, 2026, 11:55 a.m. ET. Checked every hour.
FEMA recorded 2 declarations for Wisconsin in the past 12 months: 2 major disasters. The latest, DR-4949-WI, was declared Oct. 7, 2026 (Severe Storms and Tornadoes).
2
Declarations in the past 12 months
2
Major disasters
2
With aid people can apply for
DR-4949-WI
Latest, declared Oct. 7, 2026
Fewer More declarations in the past 12 months
Hover over or tap a state to see its count; other states' pages are in the list of states.
October 2026
Major disasterDR-4949-WI· Tornado
Wisconsin: Severe Storms and Tornadoes
Declared Oct. 7, 2026Incident period: July 27, 2026
Individual Assistance: people can applyPublic Assistance
4 designated areasForest County, Outagamie County, Vilas County, Winnebago County
Declared June 30, 2026Incident period: April 13-23, 2026
Individual Assistance: people can applyPublic Assistance
22 designated areasBayfield County, Brown County, Buffalo County, Iowa County, Jackson County, Jefferson County, Juneau County, Kenosha County, Kewaunee County, Manitowoc County, Marathon County, Milwaukee County, Oneida Indian Reservation, Outagamie County, Racine County, Rock County, Sauk County, Vernon County, Washington County, Waukesha County, Waupaca County, Winnebago County
Each line is a declaration as FEMA recorded it. A major disaster declaration can open several programs:
Individual Assistance (help for people and households, which they apply for), Public Assistance (help for state,
local and tribal governments to rebuild) and Hazard Mitigation (projects to reduce future damage). Emergency
declarations are narrower, and fire management declarations help pay for fighting a wildfire. FEMA often adds
counties to a declaration after it is first made; this page shows FEMA's current list. Titles and types are
FEMA's own.
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