States › District of Columbia › 2012
District of Columbia, 2012
The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.
NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders.
Events by hazard
Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2012 was 52 against 34 in 2011.
Counties with the most recorded events
| County | Events in 2012 |
|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 52 |
Federal disaster declarations in 2012
| Declared | Number | Type | Incident | Title | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Dec 2012 | DR-4096 | Major disaster | Hurricane | Hurricane Sandy | 1 |
| 28 Oct 2012 | EM-3352 | Emergency | Hurricane | Hurricane Sandy | 1 |
| 31 Jul 2012 | DR-4073 | Major disaster | Severe Storm | Severe Storms | 1 |
Flood insurance claims with a 2012 date of loss
19 NFIP claims, 6 of them paid, for $95,004.
Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (29 Sep 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 30 Sep 2026.