Past emergencies
Federal disaster declarations that list Hughes County
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding (FEMA DR-4776, tornado) was declared on April 30, 2024, and FEMA lists Hughes County among the designated areas. The record gives incident dates of April 25, 2024 to May 9, 2024. Tornado damage can close a building and its commercial kitchen for months, and a facility could cover meals, prep, and cooking from a modular mobile commercial kitchen trailer rental while it rebuilds. Add a dishwashing trailer rental for the dish room, and a refrigerated trailer rental if the walk-in fails. Facilities near Calvin face the same weather.
Source: FEMA disaster 4776, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2. Checked November 5, 2026.
Severe Winter Storms (FEMA DR-4587, severe ice storm) was declared on February 24, 2021, and FEMA lists Hughes County among the designated areas. The record gives incident dates of February 8, 2021 to February 20, 2021. Ice storms bring outages and frozen lines, and a commercial kitchen without power could keep cooking meals from a mobile commercial kitchen trailer rental, adding a generator if needed. Add a dishwashing trailer rental for the dish room, and a refrigerated trailer rental if the walk-in fails.
Source: FEMA disaster 4587, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2. Checked November 5, 2026.
Severe Winter Storm (FEMA DR-1883, severe ice storm) was declared on March 5, 2010, and FEMA lists Hughes County among the designated areas. The record gives incident dates of January 28, 2010 to January 30, 2010. Ice storms bring outages and frozen lines, and a commercial kitchen without power could keep cooking meals from a mobile commercial kitchen trailer rental, adding a generator if needed. A dishwashing trailer rental and a refrigerated trailer rental can sit alongside it.
Source: FEMA disaster 1883, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2. Checked November 5, 2026.