District of Columbia in 2021 Storm events, disaster declarations and flood insurance claims of the year

NCEI has 49 storm events on record for District of Columbia in 2021.

FEMA has 1 disaster declaration for the state with a date in 2021.

OpenFEMA has 18 NFIP claims with a 2021 year of loss. The NFIP paid $109,293 on these claims.

The NWS collects event reports from a variety of sources, which include (but are not limited to): county, state, and federal emergency management officials, local law enforcement officials, SKYWARN spotters, NWS damage surveys, newspaper clipping services, the insurance industry, and the general public, among others.
The National Weather Service reports property and crop damage estimates using available data at the time of event reporting. These values should therefore be considered broad estimates. Damage amounts are not adjusted for inflation.
The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.
This is raw, unedited data from FEMA's National Emergency Management Information System (NEMIS) and as such is subject to a small percentage of human error.
The words of the agency. Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset "Disaster Declarations Summaries - v2", copied on 2 Oct 2026. The page gives: last data refresh 2026-10-01.
It is derived from the National Flood Insurance Program system of record, staged in the program's reporting platform and redacted to protect policy holder personally identifiable information.
The words of the agency. Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset "NFIP Redacted Claims - v3", copied on 2 Oct 2026. The page gives: last data refresh 2026-09-09.

Dates of the data: NCEI storm events through 30 Jun 2026. OpenFEMA disaster declarations through 1 Oct 2026. NFIP claims through 8 Sep 2026.

Storm events of 2021 by hazard

Storm events on record for District of Columbia in 2021, by hazard (NCEI)
Hazard	Storm events in 2021
Tornado	2
Flood	19
Wind	24
Winter	3
Heat	1
All storm events	49

The counts have the events that NCEI records for a forecast zone.

Counties with a storm event in 2021

Counties of District of Columbia with a storm event on record in 2021, in name order
County	Storm events in 2021
District of Columbia	49

Events of 2021 with a tornado rating, damage, injuries or deaths

Storm events of 2021 in District of Columbia with a tornado rating, a damage estimate of $50,000 or more, an injury or a death in the NCEI record, in date order (40 events at most)
Date	County	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	Injuries	On record for
1 Jul 2021	District of Columbia	Thunderstorm Wind	63 mph	$250 thousand	5	County
1 Jul 2021	District of Columbia	Tornado	EF1	$100 thousand	0	County
1 Jul 2021	District of Columbia	Tornado	EF0	$100 thousand	0	County
21 Jul 2021	District of Columbia	Thunderstorm Wind	69 mph	$50 thousand	0	County
26 Jul 2021	District of Columbia	Thunderstorm Wind	75 mph	$75 thousand	0	County

A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record. Deaths and injuries are the direct and indirect counts of NCEI.

FEMA disaster declarations in 2021

Disaster declarations for District of Columbia with a date in 2021, with the count of counties that each names
Declared	Number	Type	Incident type	Title in the FEMA record	Counties
11 Jan 2021	EM-3553	Emergency	Other	59TH PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION	1

NCEI storm events through 30 Jun 2026. OpenFEMA disaster declarations through 1 Oct 2026. NFIP claims through 8 Sep 2026. All years of District of Columbia