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Severe Storm history in North Dakota

North Dakota has 518 county-level severe storm declarations across 53 counties. Steele County leads with 14 declarations. Total tracked FEMA obligations for severe storm events in this state: $325.4M.

This page shows every North Dakota county in North Dakota that has at least one FEMA severe storm declaration on record, ranked by how many times that hazard type triggered federal aid. Counties near the top of this list have recurring exposure to severe storm events — useful context for anyone evaluating property risk, insurance needs, or emergency planning in the area.

For the full national view of severe storm declarations across all states, see the severe storm disaster type page. For all hazard types in North Dakota, see the North Dakota state page.

Severe Storm in North Dakota

Counties ranked by severe storm declaration count

#CountyDeclarationsTracked aid
1Steele County14$8.0M
2Walsh County14$8.9M
3Barnes County13$13.4M
4Grand Forks County13$21.1M
5Kidder County13$3.6M
6Nelson County13$3.3M
7Ransom County13$3.6M
8Benson County12$4.2M
9Cavalier County12$8.2M
10Griggs County12$2.1M
11McHenry County12$6.7M
12Pembina County12$9.2M
13Sargent County12$1.7M
14Stutsman County12$6.6M
15Traill County12$8.7M
16Wells County12$2.2M
17Grant County11$2.1M
18LaMoure County11$3.5M
19Mountrail County11$1.3M
20Ramsey County11$9.2M
21Richland County11$7.5M
22Towner County11$3.4M
23Bottineau County10$4.5M
24Cass County10$44.6M
25Dickey County10$1.7M
26Logan County10$1.4M
27McKenzie County10$4.8M
28McLean County10$2.7M
29Oliver County10$235K
30Pierce County10$4.1M
31Sheridan County10$892K
32Sioux County10$611K
33Eddy County9$993K
34Emmons County9$5.3M
35Foster County9$1.1M
36McIntosh County9$218K
37Morton County9$29.5M
38Renville County9$427K
39Rolette County9$3.1M
40Ward County9$5.5M
41Burke County8$9.3M
42Burleigh County8$29.0M
43Adams County7$896K
44Dunn County7$285K
45Hettinger County7$7.5M
46Williams County7$22.0M
47Bowman County6$373K
48Stark County6$588K
49Billings County5$13K
50Divide County5$20K
51Mercer County5$5.2M
52Golden Valley County4$0
53Slope County4$0