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Cherokee County Disaster History
Since 1974, FEMA has issued 16 federal disaster declarations covering Cherokee County, North Carolina.
Cherokee County — federal disaster declarations per year
19742026
By hazard type
Hurricane5
Snowstorm3
Biological2
Tropical Storm2
Flood1
Tornado1
Winter Storm1
Severe Storm1
All declarations
January 24, 2026Winter Storm
SEVERE WINTER STORM
September 28, 2024Tropical Storm
TROPICAL STORM HELENE
September 26, 2024Tropical Storm
HURRICANE HELENE
October 1, 2022Hurricane
HURRICANE IAN
August 2, 2020Hurricane
HURRICANE ISAIAS
May 8, 2020Severe Storm
SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
March 25, 2020Biological
COVID-19 PANDEMIC
March 13, 2020Biological
COVID-19
September 3, 2019Hurricane
HURRICANE DORIAN
September 10, 2018Hurricane
HURRICANE FLORENCE
September 5, 2005Hurricane
HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION
February 23, 1996Snowstorm
WINTER STORM
January 13, 1996Snowstorm
BLIZZARD OF 96
October 23, 1995Flood
SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, HIGH WINDS
March 17, 1993Snowstorm
SEVERE SNOWFALL & WINTER STORM
April 12, 1974TornadoIndividual Assistance
TORNADOES
Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries. "Individual Assistance" means FEMA aid to households was authorized; it does not measure total damage. History is not a forecast.