Federal disaster declarations — Galveston

Every federal disaster declaration covering this county, most recent first.

DeclaredTypeDeclaration
2024-07-09HurricaneHURRICANE BERYL (DR-4798)
2021-02-19Severe Ice StormSEVERE WINTER STORMS (DR-4586)
2021-02-14Severe Ice StormSEVERE WINTER STORM (DR-3554)
2020-12-09HurricaneHURRICANE LAURA (DR-4572)
2020-08-24HurricaneTROPICAL STORMS MARCO AND LAURA (DR-3540)
2020-07-26HurricaneHURRICANE HANNA (DR-3530)
2020-03-25BiologicalCOVID-19 PANDEMIC (DR-4485)
2020-03-13BiologicalCOVID-19 (DR-3458)
2017-08-25HurricaneHURRICANE HARVEY (DR-4332)
2015-11-25Severe StormSEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING (DR-4245)
2008-09-13HurricaneHURRICANE IKE (DR-1791)
2008-09-10HurricaneHURRICANE IKE (DR-3294)
2008-08-29HurricaneHURRICANE GUSTAV (DR-3290)
2008-03-14FireWILDFIRES (DR-3284)
2007-08-18HurricaneHURRICANE DEAN (DR-3277)
2006-01-11FireEXTREME WILDFIRE THREAT (DR-1624)
2005-09-24HurricaneHURRICANE RITA (DR-1606)
2005-09-21HurricaneHURRICANE RITA (DR-3261)
2005-09-02HurricaneHURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION (DR-3216)
2003-07-17HurricaneHURRICANE CLAUDETTE (DR-1479)

A declaration covers the whole county. It does not mean every address was affected, and it does not by itself establish eligibility for assistance — see disasterassistance.gov.

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