To assist state and local governments in planning for disasters, developing mitigation programs and meeting needs when major disasters occur, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has divided the United States into 10 regions. To see the types of natural disasters related to flooding that occur where you live, select your region from the following list. Flooding-related disaster declarations for 2002 are noted for each region. For more information, visit FEMA. 

Region 1
Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont

• Floods

• Hurricanes

• Severe Storms

• Winter Storms

Region 2
New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands

• Floods
• Hurricanes
• Severe Storms
• Winter Storms

Region 3
DC, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia

• Floods
• Hurricanes
• Mudslides
• Severe Storms
• Winter Storms

Current declarations: Virginia (May, April), West Virginia (May)

Region 4
Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina

• Floods
• Hurricanes
• Mudslides
• Severe Storms
• Winter Storms

Current declarations: Kentucky (April, May), Tennessee (April)

Region 5
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio

• Floods
• Mudslides
• Severe Storms
• Winter Storms

Current declarations: Minnesota (June), Michigan (May), Illinois (May), Indiana (June)

Region 6
New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana

• Floods
• Hurricanes
• Severe Storms
• Winter Storms

Current declarations: Arkansas (January)

Region 7
Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, Missouri

• Floods 
• Severe Storms
• Winter Storms

Region 8
Montana, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota

• Floods
• Mudslides
• Severe Storms
• Winter Storms

Region 9
California, Nevada, Arizona, Hawaii

• Floods
• Hurricanes
• Mudslides
• Severe Storms
• Tsunamis
• Winter Storms

Region 10
Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska

• Floods
• Severe Storms
• Tsunamis
• Winter Storms