Every federal disaster in Eugene since 1955
Each square is a disaster or emergency declaration by the President or FEMA that covered Lane County. Declarations make federal aid available after hurricanes, floods, storms, fires and other events, so this is a record of the big ones.
- Declarations
- 30since 1955
- Major disasters
- 25the most serious kind
- Since 2000
- 17declarations
- Most recent
- 2026Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Lane County's overall natural hazard risk relatively high, led by inland flooding, earthquake and winter weather. The history above shows what has actually happened; the risk index estimates what is likely.
All declarations
| Declared | Event | Type | FEMA number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 2026 | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides | Major disaster | DR-4907 |
| Apr 13, 2024 | Severe Winter Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Landslides, and Mudslides | Major disaster | DR-4768 |
| Aug 28, 2023 | Severe Storm, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides | Major disaster | DR-4733 |
| Jan 27, 2023 | Cedar Creek Fire | Fire management | FM-5457 |
| Sep 15, 2020 | Wildfires and Straight-Line Winds | Major disaster | DR-4562 |
| Sep 10, 2020 | Wildfires | Emergency | EM-3542 |
| Sep 8, 2020 | Holiday Farm Fire | Fire management | FM-5357 |
| Mar 28, 2020 | COVID-19 Pandemic | Major disaster | DR-4499 |
| Mar 13, 2020 | COVID-19 | Emergency | EM-3429 |
| May 2, 2019 | Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides | Major disaster | DR-4432 |
| Jan 25, 2017 | Severe Winter Storm and Flooding | Major disaster | DR-4296 |
| Feb 17, 2016 | Severe Winter Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides | Major disaster | DR-4258 |
| Apr 4, 2014 | Severe Winter Storm | Major disaster | DR-4169 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | Severe Winter Storm, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides | Major disaster | DR-4055 |
| Sep 7, 2005 | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation | Emergency | EM-3228 |
| Feb 19, 2004 | Severe Winter Storms | Major disaster | DR-1510 |
| Mar 12, 2002 | Severe Winter Storm With High Winds | Major disaster | DR-1405 |
| Jan 23, 1997 | Severe Winter Storms, Land and Mudslides, Flooding | Major disaster | DR-1160 |
| Dec 23, 1996 | Flooding, Land, Mud Slides, High Winds,Severe Storms | Major disaster | DR-1149 |
| Mar 19, 1996 | Severe Storms and High Winds | Major disaster | DR-1107 |
| Feb 9, 1996 | High Winds, Severe Storms and Flooding | Major disaster | DR-1099 |
| Aug 2, 1994 | The El Nino (the Salmon Industry) | Major disaster | DR-1036 |
| Jan 25, 1974 | Severe Storms, Snowmelt & Flooding | Major disaster | DR-413 |
| Jan 21, 1972 | Severe Storms & Flooding | Major disaster | DR-319 |
| Dec 24, 1964 | Heavy Rains & Flooding | Major disaster | DR-184 |
| Feb 25, 1963 | Floods | Major disaster | DR-144 |
| Oct 16, 1962 | Severe Storms | Major disaster | DR-136 |
| Mar 1, 1957 | Flood | Major disaster | DR-69 |
| Jul 20, 1956 | Storm & Flood | Major disaster | DR-60 |
| Dec 29, 1955 | Flood | Major disaster | DR-49 |
Frequently asked questions
How many federal disasters has Eugene had?
Since 1955, the federal government has issued 30 disaster or emergency declarations covering Lane County, including 25 major disaster declarations. 17 of them came in 2000 or later.
What was the most recent federal disaster in Eugene?
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides (Major disaster, declared April 7, 2026).
What kinds of disasters hit Eugene most often?
By FEMA incident type: severe storm (11), flood (10), fire (4) and biological (2).
New to Eugene? The city profile covers flood maps and emergency alerts, and the risk summary shows FEMA's hazard ratings.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2), downloaded October 18, 2026. We list declarations that named Lane County, plus early statewide declarations from before FEMA designated individual counties. "Major disaster" declarations bring the widest federal aid; "emergency" declarations cover shorter-term help; "fire management" declarations help pay to fight large wildfires.