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Disaster declarations in North Dakota

Every federal declaration for North Dakota from 1957 to 2026, with the counties named in each and the assistance programs that were declared.

76declarations 62major disasters 11emergencies 3fire declarations $1.22 billionfederal aid reported*

Declarations per year, 1953–2026

19531970199020102026

By hazard

Links open the declarations for that hazard in North Dakota where there are five or more.

Counties named most often

CountyDeclarationsPopulation 2024
Walsh County4110,214
Grand Forks County3873,771
Pembina County386,588
Richland County3716,658
Ransom County365,590
Traill County367,989
Barnes County3510,798
Cass County35200,945
LaMoure County334,051
Nelson County333,007
Dickey County324,930
McHenry County325,135
Sargent County323,710
Benson County315,756
Steele County311,767

All declarations

76 declarations
DeclaredNumberTitleHazardAreasProgramsFederal aid
Jun 22, 1957 DR-79-ND Tornado Tornado statewideIAPAHM —
May 10, 1965 DR-195-ND Flooding Flood 10IAPA —
Mar 23, 1966 DR-216-ND Flooding Flood 16IAPA —
Jul 9, 1966 DR-220-ND Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 8IAPA —
Apr 18, 1969 DR-256-ND Flooding Flood 46IAPA —
Jun 5, 1970 DR-287-ND Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 21IAPA —
Jun 10, 1972 DR-335-ND Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 7IAPA —
May 14, 1974 DR-434-ND Heavy Rains, Snowmelt & Flooding Flood 18IAPA —
May 24, 1975 DR-469-ND Flooding From Rains & Snowmelt Flood 15IAPA —
Jul 11, 1975 DR-475-ND Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 13IAPA —
Apr 16, 1976 DR-501-ND Flooding Flood 9IAPA —
Apr 17, 1978 DR-554-ND Storms, Ice Jams, Snowmelt & Flooding Flood 25IAPA —
Apr 26, 1979 DR-581-ND Severe Storms, Snowmelt & Flooding Flood 42IAPA —
May 11, 1982 DR-658-ND Flooding Flood 3PA —
May 8, 1989 DR-825-ND Flooding Flood 6IAPA —
Jul 26, 1993 DR-1001-ND Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 39IAPA —
Jul 1, 1994 DR-1032-ND Severe Storms, Flooding Severe Storm 25PA —
May 16, 1995 DR-1050-ND Severe Storms, Flooding, and Ground Saturation Severe Storm 32IAPA —
Jun 5, 1996 DR-1118-ND Severe Storms,flooding, & Ice Jams Severe Storm 33PA —
Jan 12, 1997 DR-1157-ND Severe Winter Storms and Blizzard Conditions Severe Storm 53PAHM —
Apr 7, 1997 DR-1174-ND Severe Flooding,severe Winter Storms, Snowmelt, Spring Rains Flood 53IAPA —
Jun 15, 1998 DR-1220-ND Flooding, Ground Saturation,severe Storms Flood 16IAPA —
Jun 8, 1999 DR-1279-ND Severe Storms, Flooding, Snow, Ice, Ground Saturation, Lanslides, Mudslides, and Tor Flood 42IAPAHM $60.1 million
Jun 27, 2000 DR-1334-ND Severe Storms, Flooding and Ground Saturation Severe Storm 39IAPAHM $49.2 million
Dec 29, 2000 DR-1353-ND Severe Winter Storms and Tornadoes Tornado 9PAHM $922,032
May 28, 2001 DR-1376-ND Severe Storms, Flooding, & Ground Saturation Flood 36PAHM $27.0 million
Sep 10, 2002 DR-1431-ND Severe Storms, Flooding and Tornadoes Severe Storm 5PAHM $1.3 million
Aug 1, 2003 DR-1483-ND Severe Storms and High Winds Severe Storm 1PAHM $947,177
May 5, 2004 DR-1515-ND Severe Storms, Flooding, and Ground Saturation Severe Storm 19PAHM $13.3 million
Jul 22, 2005 DR-1597-ND Severe Storms, Flooding, and Ground Saturation Severe Storm 26PAHM $15.5 million
Nov 21, 2005 DR-1616-ND Severe Winter Storm and Record and/Or Near Record Snow Snowstorm 20PAHM $2.1 million
Jan 4, 2006 DR-1621-ND Severe Winter Storm Severe Storm 4PAHM $2.1 million
Jun 5, 2006 DR-1645-ND Severe Storms, Flooding, and Ground Saturation Severe Storm 11PAHM $7.8 million
Jul 17, 2007 DR-1713-ND Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 13PAHM $3.3 million
Sep 7, 2007 DR-1725-ND Severe Storms and Tornadoes Severe Storm 2PAHM $723,474
Sep 7, 2007 DR-1726-ND Severe Storms and Tornadoes Severe Storm 1IHPIAPAHM $9.5 million
Mar 24, 2009 DR-1829-ND Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 48IHPPAHM $137.3 million
Feb 26, 2010 DR-1879-ND Severe Winter Storm Severe Storm 25PAHM $13.8 million
Apr 21, 2010 DR-1901-ND Severe Winter Storm Severe Storm 12PAHM $29.5 million
Apr 30, 2010 DR-1907-ND Flooding Flood 29PAHM $19.7 million
May 10, 2011 DR-1981-ND Flooding Flood 44IHPPAHM $391.7 million
May 20, 2011 DR-1986-ND Severe Winter Storm Severe Storm 9PAHM $6.4 million
Jun 29, 2002 FM-2435-ND Nd - Again Fire - 06/29/2002 Fire 1PA —
Apr 13, 1976 EM-3012-ND Severe Flooding Flood 1IA —
Jul 21, 1976 EM-3016-ND Drought Drought 18PA —
Feb 16, 1978 EM-3061-ND Blizzard & Snowstorms Snowstorm 9PA —
Jul 7, 1978 EM-3065-ND Severe Storms & Tornadoes Tornado 1IAPA —
Apr 2, 2004 EM-3196-ND Snow Snowstorm 9PA $317,518
Sep 13, 2005 EM-3247-ND Hurricane Katrina Evacuation Coastal Storm 53PA $24,233
Mar 14, 2010 EM-3309-ND Flooding Flood 18PA $4.9 million
Apr 7, 2011 EM-3318-ND Flooding Flood 21PA —
Apr 26, 2013 EM-3364-ND Flooding Flood 6PA —
Mar 13, 2020 EM-3477-ND COVID-19 Biological 53PA —
Mar 13, 2020 EM-3512-ND COVID-19 Biological tribalPA —
May 29, 2013 DR-4118-ND Flooding Flood 16PAHM $7.8 million
Jun 25, 2013 DR-4123-ND Severe Storms and Flooding Flood tribalPAHM $239,921
Jul 12, 2013 DR-4128-ND Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 19PAHM $11.1 million
Oct 31, 2013 DR-4154-ND Severe Winter Storm Severe Storm 7PAHM $4.9 million
Aug 19, 2014 DR-4190-ND Severe Storms and Flooding Flood 9PAHM $2.6 million
Jul 12, 2017 DR-4323-ND Flooding Flood 10PAHM $5.9 million
Jun 12, 2019 DR-4444-ND Flooding Flood 19PAHM $9.6 million
Jan 21, 2020 DR-4475-ND Flooding Flood 18PAHM $13.5 million
Apr 1, 2020 DR-4509-ND COVID-19 Pandemic Biological 53IHPPAHM $227.4 million
Jul 9, 2020 DR-4553-ND Flooding Flood 20PAHM $11.3 million
Oct 2, 2020 DR-4565-ND Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 6PAHM $3.0 million
Sep 1, 2021 DR-4613-ND Severe Storm, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding Severe Storm 9PAHM $2.9 million
Jul 13, 2022 DR-4660-ND Severe Winter Storm and Flooding Severe Storm 40PAHM $81.2 million
Feb 5, 2023 DR-4686-ND Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, and Straight-Line Winds Snowstorm 7PAHM $2.1 million
Jul 5, 2023 DR-4717-ND Flooding Flood 21PAHM $7.6 million
Feb 15, 2024 DR-4760-ND Severe Winter Storm and Straight-Line Winds Winter Storm 13PAHM $13.7 million
Dec 24, 2024 DR-4852-ND Wildfires and Straight-Line Winds Fire 2PAHM $5.5 million
Sep 11, 2025 DR-4888-ND Severe Storm, Tornadoes, and Straight-Line Winds Severe Storm 19PA $9.2 million
Oct 22, 2025 DR-4895-ND Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes Severe Storm 7PA $4.4 million
Sep 1, 2026 DR-4934-ND Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes Severe Storm 7PA —
Oct 6, 2024 FM-5540-ND Bear Den Fire Fire 1PAHM $179,932
Oct 6, 2024 FM-5541-ND Elk Horn Fire Fire 1PAHM —

* Individual Assistance approved plus Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation obligated, for declarations where OpenFEMA publishes totals; as reported on October 29, 2026. Programs: IHP — Individuals and Households, IA — Individual Assistance, PA — Public Assistance, HM — Hazard Mitigation.