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FIPS 38063 · population 3,007 (2024)
Nelson County, North Dakota
Nelson County has been named in 33 federal declarations. Statewide declarations for North Dakota (23) are listed on the state page.
33declarations
29major disasters
4emergencies
1965first on record
2025latest
By hazard
Flood17
Severe Storm12
Biological2
Snowstorm1
Coastal Storm1
By decade
31960s
21970s
81990s
62000s
52010s
92020s
Population: 3,019 in April 2020, 3,007 in July 2024 (Census Bureau estimates).
Declarations naming Nelson County
| Declared | Number | Title | Hazard | Programs | Federal aid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 2025 | DR-4895-ND | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes | Severe Storm | PA | $4.4 million |
| Jul 5, 2023 | DR-4717-ND | Flooding | Flood | PAHM | $7.6 million |
| Feb 5, 2023 | DR-4686-ND | Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, and Straight-Line Winds | Snowstorm | PAHM | $2.1 million |
| Jul 13, 2022 | DR-4660-ND | Severe Winter Storm and Flooding | Severe Storm | PAHM | $81.2 million |
| Oct 2, 2020 | DR-4565-ND | Severe Storms and Flooding | Severe Storm | PAHM | $3.0 million |
| Jul 9, 2020 | DR-4553-ND | Flooding | Flood | PAHM | $11.3 million |
| Apr 1, 2020 | DR-4509-ND | COVID-19 Pandemic | Biological | IHPPAHM | $227.4 million |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3477-ND | COVID-19 | Biological | PA | — |
| Jan 21, 2020 | DR-4475-ND | Flooding | Flood | PAHM | $13.5 million |
| Jul 12, 2013 | DR-4128-ND | Severe Storms and Flooding | Severe Storm | PAHM | $11.1 million |
| May 10, 2011 | DR-1981-ND | Flooding | Flood | IHPPAHM | $391.7 million |
| Apr 7, 2011 | EM-3318-ND | Flooding | Flood | PA | — |
| Apr 30, 2010 | DR-1907-ND | Flooding | Flood | PAHM | $19.7 million |
| Mar 14, 2010 | EM-3309-ND | Flooding | Flood | PA | $4.9 million |
| Mar 24, 2009 | DR-1829-ND | Severe Storms and Flooding | Severe Storm | IHPPAHM | $137.3 million |
| Sep 13, 2005 | EM-3247-ND | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation | Coastal Storm | PA | $24,233 |
| Jul 22, 2005 | DR-1597-ND | Severe Storms, Flooding, and Ground Saturation | Severe Storm | PAHM | $15.5 million |
| May 5, 2004 | DR-1515-ND | Severe Storms, Flooding, and Ground Saturation | Severe Storm | PAHM | $13.3 million |
| May 28, 2001 | DR-1376-ND | Severe Storms, Flooding, & Ground Saturation | Flood | PAHM | $27.0 million |
| Jun 27, 2000 | DR-1334-ND | Severe Storms, Flooding and Ground Saturation | Severe Storm | IAPAHM | $49.2 million |
| Jun 8, 1999 | DR-1279-ND | Severe Storms, Flooding, Snow, Ice, Ground Saturation, Lanslides, Mudslides, and Tor | Flood | IAPAHM | $60.1 million |
| Jun 15, 1998 | DR-1220-ND | Flooding, Ground Saturation,severe Storms | Flood | IAPA | — |
| Apr 7, 1997 | DR-1174-ND | Severe Flooding,severe Winter Storms, Snowmelt, Spring Rains | Flood | IAPA | — |
| Jan 12, 1997 | DR-1157-ND | Severe Winter Storms and Blizzard Conditions | Severe Storm | PAHM | — |
| Jun 5, 1996 | DR-1118-ND | Severe Storms,flooding, & Ice Jams | Severe Storm | PA | — |
| May 16, 1995 | DR-1050-ND | Severe Storms, Flooding, and Ground Saturation | Severe Storm | IAPA | — |
| Jul 1, 1994 | DR-1032-ND | Severe Storms, Flooding | Severe Storm | PA | — |
| Jul 26, 1993 | DR-1001-ND | Severe Storms & Flooding | Flood | IAPA | — |
| Apr 26, 1979 | DR-581-ND | Severe Storms, Snowmelt & Flooding | Flood | IAPA | — |
| May 14, 1974 | DR-434-ND | Heavy Rains, Snowmelt & Flooding | Flood | IAPA | — |
| Apr 18, 1969 | DR-256-ND | Flooding | Flood | IAPA | — |
| Mar 23, 1966 | DR-216-ND | Flooding | Flood | IAPA | — |
| May 10, 1965 | DR-195-ND | Flooding | Flood | IAPA | — |