Severe Storm disaster declarations in North Dakota

As of : FEMA’s OpenFEMA data lists 26 Severe Storm disaster declarations for North Dakota, from Jul 1, 1994 to Sep 1, 2026. The most recent is “SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND TORNADOES”. That is 35.6% of all North Dakota declarations. 26 are major disaster declarations. 6 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.

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Primary source

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

MeasureValue
Declarations (distinct disaster numbers)26
Major disaster declarations (DR)26
Emergency declarations (EM)0
Fire management declarations (FM)0
Area designations (counties and other areas, all declarations)492
Declarations with Individual Assistance3
Declarations with Public Assistance26
Declarations with Hazard Mitigation20
Declarations in the last 10 years6
First declaration in the dataJul 1, 1994
Most recent declarationSep 1, 2026
Most recent declaration titleSEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND TORNADOES
Years from first to latest (inclusive)33
Average declarations per year (calculated)0.79
Share of all declarations in this state (calculated)35.6%
All declarations in this state, every incident type in scope73
Share of all declarations of this incident type nationwide (calculated)2.3%
Rank among states and territories for this incident type16
Rank among this state's incident types2

Declarations by year (the 10 most recent years that had at least one)

Year declaredDeclarations
20261
20252
20221
20211
20201
20132
20111
20102
20091
20073

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, Severe Storm: 26 declarations over 33 years (1994–2026) = 0.79 per year on average.

Frequently asked questions

How many Severe Storm disaster declarations has North Dakota had?

OpenFEMA lists 26 Severe Storm declarations for North Dakota between Jul 1, 1994 and Sep 1, 2026: 26 major disaster (DR), 0 emergency (EM) and 0 fire management (FM) declarations.

When was the most recent Severe Storm declaration in North Dakota?

The most recent in the data is “SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND TORNADOES”, declared on Sep 1, 2026.

How does North Dakota compare with other states for Severe Storm declarations?

North Dakota ranks 16th of 55 states and territories with at least one Severe Storm declaration, and these declarations are 2.3% of all Severe Storm 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.