As of : FEMA’s OpenFEMA data lists 33 Flood disaster declarations for North Dakota, from May 10, 1965 to Jul 5, 2023. The most recent is “FLOODING”. That is 45.2% of all North Dakota declarations. 29 are major disaster declarations. 5 came in the last ten years.
This page is a historical count of federal declarations. It is not a warning or emergency guidance: for current local emergency information use your state or county emergency management office.
Last checked against the source: . This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s). Counts are made by this site from FEMA's published rows: each disaster number is counted once per state and incident type.
Extended data
Measure
Value
Declarations (distinct disaster numbers)
33
Major disaster declarations (DR)
29
Emergency declarations (EM)
4
Fire management declarations (FM)
0
Area designations (counties and other areas, all declarations)
674
Declarations with Individual Assistance
18
Declarations with Public Assistance
32
Declarations with Hazard Mitigation
12
Declarations in the last 10 years
5
First declaration in the data
May 10, 1965
Most recent declaration
Jul 5, 2023
Most recent declaration title
FLOODING
Years from first to latest (inclusive)
59
Average declarations per year (calculated)
0.56
Share of all declarations in this state (calculated)
45.2%
All declarations in this state, every incident type in scope
73
Share of all declarations of this incident type nationwide (calculated)
3.5%
Rank among states and territories for this incident type
5
Rank among this state's incident types
1
Declarations by year (the 10 most recent years that had at least one)
Year declared
Declarations
2023
1
2020
2
2019
1
2017
1
2014
1
2013
3
2011
2
2010
2
2001
1
1999
1
How the figures are counted: a declaration is counted once per state and incident type by its FEMA disaster number, even when it designates many areas; shares and the yearly average are calculated by this site from those counts.
Worked example: North Dakota, Flood: 33 declarations over 59 years (1965–2023) = 0.56 per year on average.
Frequently asked questions
How many Flood disaster declarations has North Dakota had?
OpenFEMA lists 33 Flood declarations for North Dakota between May 10, 1965 and Jul 5, 2023: 29 major disaster (DR), 4 emergency (EM) and 0 fire management (FM) declarations.
When was the most recent Flood declaration in North Dakota?
The most recent in the data is “FLOODING”, declared on Jul 5, 2023.
How does North Dakota compare with other states for Flood declarations?
North Dakota ranks 5th of 55 states and territories with at least one Flood declaration, and these declarations are 3.5% of all Flood declarations nationwide in this data.
What do DR, EM and FM mean in this data?
They are the declaration types in the OpenFEMA data: DR is a major disaster declaration, EM an emergency declaration and FM a fire management assistance declaration. One declaration can cover many areas, so area designations can exceed the number of declarations.
Is this page a warning or emergency guidance?
No. It is a historical count taken from FEMA's open data. For current emergency information use your state or county emergency management office.