FEMADR-4888-NDMajor disasterDeclared September 11, 2025
DR-4888-ND: North Dakota Severe Storm, Tornadoes, and Straight-Line Winds
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for North Dakota (DR-4888-ND) on September 11, 2025 for the incident of June 20, 2025 to June 21, 2025; it covers 19 designated areas. FEMA had approved obligated $8.5 million in Public Assistance (as of September 11, 2026).
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-4888-ND (also written FEMA-4888-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- North Dakota
- Incident
- Severe Storm: Severe Storm, Tornadoes, and Straight-Line Winds
- Incident period
- June 20, 2025 to June 21, 2025
- Declared
- September 11, 2025
- Programs declared
- Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 8
- Place in the year
- the first of 2 major disaster declarations for North Dakota in 2025
- Status
- open (not yet closed out by FEMA)
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
Which areas are covered, and for what?
| Designated area | Individuals and Households | Public Assistance | Hazard Mitigation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnes (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Burleigh (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Cass (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Eddy (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Emmons (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Foster (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Grant (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Griggs (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Kidder (County) | — | Yes | — |
| McLean (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Morton (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Oliver (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Ransom (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Sheridan (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Sioux (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Steele (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Stutsman (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Traill (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Wells (County) | — | Yes | — |
An area can be added to a declaration after the first day, or have a program added: this table is FEMA's current list.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
How much has FEMA approved?
$8.5 millionPublic Assistance obligated
Individual assistance figures as of n/a, public assistance as of September 11, 2026. FEMA updates both as applications are decided.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2); FEMA, OpenFEMA FEMA Web Disaster Summaries (v1). Data as of September 29, 2026.
FEMA's page for this declaration
FEMA's own page for this declaration is fema.gov/disaster/4888. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.