Disaster Data / States / North Dakota / Williams County
CountyWilliams County, North Dakota
Williams County recorded 11 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 8 major disasters, 3 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is severe storm.
The federal disaster record for Williams County runs between 2000 and 2024, covering 11 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Wildfires And Straight-Line Winds in 2024. The hazards behind these declarations were most often severe storm, biological, and tornado. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $26.9 million in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for utilities.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Utilities(F) | 18 | $24,182,464 |
| Water control facilities(D) | 3 | $988,328 |
| Roads and bridges(C) | 53 | $755,081 |
| Emergency protective measures(B) | 31 | $648,007 |
| Debris removal(A) | 2 | $170,479 |
| Management costs(Z) | 4 | $100,671 |
| Parks and recreation(G) | 1 | $9,094 |
| Buildings and equipment(E) | 2 | $2,250 |
| All categories | 114 | $26,856,374 |
Most common hazards
- Severe Storm 4
- Biological 2
- Tornado 1
- Flood 1
- Fire 1
- Snowstorm 1
- 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 Williams County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.
| Hazard | Date | FEMA declaration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fire | Dec 24, 2024 | DR-4852-ND | DR |
| Severe Storm | Jul 13, 2022 | DR-4660-ND | DR |
| Severe Storm | Sep 1, 2021 | DR-4613-ND | DR |
| Biological | Apr 1, 2020 | DR-4509-ND | DR |
| Biological | Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3477-ND | EM |
| Severe Storm | May 20, 2011 | DR-1986-ND | DR |
| Flood | May 10, 2011 | DR-1981-ND | DR |
| Severe Storm | Mar 24, 2009 | DR-1829-ND | DR |
| Coastal Storm | Sep 13, 2005 | EM-3247-ND | EM |
| Snowstorm | Apr 2, 2004 | EM-3196-ND | EM |
| Tornado | Dec 29, 2000 | DR-1353-ND | DR |
Every declaration on record
DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance
Showing 11 declarations
| Date | Number | Type | Hazard | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 2024 | DR-4852-ND | DR | Fire | Wildfires And Straight-Line Winds |
| Jul 13, 2022 | DR-4660-ND | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm And Flooding |
| Sep 1, 2021 | DR-4613-ND | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storm, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding |
| Apr 1, 2020 | DR-4509-ND | DR | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3477-ND | EM | Biological | Covid-19 |
| May 20, 2011 | DR-1986-ND | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm |
| May 10, 2011 | DR-1981-ND | DR | Flood | Flooding |
| Mar 24, 2009 | DR-1829-ND | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Sep 13, 2005 | EM-3247-ND | EM | Coastal Storm | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation |
| Apr 2, 2004 | EM-3196-ND | EM | Snowstorm | Snow |
| Dec 29, 2000 | DR-1353-ND | DR | Tornado | Severe Winter Storms And Tornadoes |
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.