Disaster Data / States / North Dakota / Grand Forks County
CountyGrand Forks County, North Dakota
Grand Forks County recorded 22 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 17 major disasters, 5 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is flood.
The federal disaster record for Grand Forks County runs between 2000 and 2023, covering 22 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Flooding in 2023. The hazards behind these declarations were most often flood, severe storm, and biological. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $29.2 million in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for roads and bridges.
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Federal Public Assistance by category
Federal share obligated to this jurisdiction under FEMA Public Assistance since 2000, grouped by damage category. Figures are rounded to the nearest dollar and reflect obligations, which may change as projects close out.
| Category | Projects | Federal share obligated |
|---|---|---|
| Roads and bridges(C) | 649 | $11,608,806 |
| Emergency protective measures(B) | 164 | $7,107,117 |
| Buildings and equipment(E) | 35 | $5,049,674 |
| Debris removal(A) | 82 | $3,218,726 |
| Water control facilities(D) | 29 | $937,893 |
| Utilities(F) | 20 | $757,884 |
| Management costs(Z) | 14 | $337,301 |
| Parks and recreation(G) | 26 | $196,374 |
| All categories | 1,019 | $29,213,775 |
Most common hazards
- Flood 10
- Severe Storm 9
- Biological 2
- Coastal Storm 1
Previous occurrences, for your mitigation plan
Every local hazard mitigation plan must document previous occurrences of each hazard. Here is that record for Grand Forks County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.
| Hazard | Date | FEMA declaration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flood | Jul 5, 2023 | DR-4717-ND | DR |
| Severe Storm | Jul 13, 2022 | DR-4660-ND | DR |
| Severe Storm | Oct 2, 2020 | DR-4565-ND | DR |
| Flood | Jul 9, 2020 | DR-4553-ND | DR |
| Biological | Apr 1, 2020 | DR-4509-ND | DR |
| Biological | Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3477-ND | EM |
| Flood | Jan 21, 2020 | DR-4475-ND | DR |
| Flood | Jun 12, 2019 | DR-4444-ND | DR |
| Flood | Apr 26, 2013 | EM-3364-ND | EM |
| Flood | May 10, 2011 | DR-1981-ND | DR |
| Flood | Apr 7, 2011 | EM-3318-ND | EM |
| Flood | Apr 30, 2010 | DR-1907-ND | DR |
| Flood | Mar 14, 2010 | EM-3309-ND | EM |
| Severe Storm | Mar 24, 2009 | DR-1829-ND | DR |
| Severe Storm | Sep 7, 2007 | DR-1726-ND | DR |
| Severe Storm | Jun 5, 2006 | DR-1645-ND | DR |
| Coastal Storm | Sep 13, 2005 | EM-3247-ND | EM |
| Severe Storm | Jul 22, 2005 | DR-1597-ND | DR |
| Severe Storm | May 5, 2004 | DR-1515-ND | DR |
| Severe Storm | Sep 10, 2002 | DR-1431-ND | DR |
| Flood | May 28, 2001 | DR-1376-ND | DR |
| Severe Storm | Jun 27, 2000 | DR-1334-ND | DR |
Every declaration on record
DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance
Showing 22 declarations
| Date | Number | Type | Hazard | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 2023 | DR-4717-ND | DR | Flood | Flooding |
| Jul 13, 2022 | DR-4660-ND | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm And Flooding |
| Oct 2, 2020 | DR-4565-ND | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Jul 9, 2020 | DR-4553-ND | DR | Flood | Flooding |
| Apr 1, 2020 | DR-4509-ND | DR | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3477-ND | EM | Biological | Covid-19 |
| Jan 21, 2020 | DR-4475-ND | DR | Flood | Flooding |
| Jun 12, 2019 | DR-4444-ND | DR | Flood | Flooding |
| Apr 26, 2013 | EM-3364-ND | EM | Flood | Flooding |
| May 10, 2011 | DR-1981-ND | DR | Flood | Flooding |
| Apr 7, 2011 | EM-3318-ND | EM | Flood | Flooding |
| Apr 30, 2010 | DR-1907-ND | DR | Flood | Flooding |
| Mar 14, 2010 | EM-3309-ND | EM | Flood | Flooding |
| Mar 24, 2009 | DR-1829-ND | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Sep 7, 2007 | DR-1726-ND | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Tornadoes |
| Jun 5, 2006 | DR-1645-ND | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Flooding, And Ground Saturation |
| Sep 13, 2005 | EM-3247-ND | EM | Coastal Storm | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation |
| Jul 22, 2005 | DR-1597-ND | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Flooding, And Ground Saturation |
| May 5, 2004 | DR-1515-ND | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Flooding, And Ground Saturation |
| Sep 10, 2002 | DR-1431-ND | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Flooding And Tornadoes |
| May 28, 2001 | DR-1376-ND | DR | Flood | Severe Storms, Flooding, & Ground Saturation |
| Jun 27, 2000 | DR-1334-ND | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Flooding And Ground Saturation |
How these numbers are built
Drawn from FEMA's OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries, rebuilt each week. A declaration is counted here once for each designated area it names, so a single disaster covering many localities is counted in each one. For that reason these jurisdiction counts do not sum to North Dakota's statewide total. This page counts declarations that named this jurisdiction as a designated area. Totals cover complete fiscal years (Oct 1 to Sep 30); the in-progress year may appear in the most-recent list but is not counted in the totals. Uses OpenFEMA data but is not endorsed by or affiliated with FEMA.