FEMADR-4895-NDMajor disasterDeclared October 22, 2025
DR-4895-ND: North Dakota Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for North Dakota (DR-4895-ND) on October 22, 2025 for the incident of August 7, 2025 to August 8, 2025; it covers 7 designated areas. FEMA had approved obligated $562,948 in Public Assistance (as of September 21, 2026).
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-4895-ND (also written FEMA-4895-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- North Dakota
- Incident
- Severe Storm: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes
- Incident period
- August 7, 2025 to August 8, 2025
- Declared
- October 22, 2025
- Programs declared
- Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 8
- Place in the year
- the second 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 | — |
| Grand Forks (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Griggs (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Kidder (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Nelson (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Steele (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Stutsman (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?
$562,948Public Assistance obligated
Individual assistance figures as of n/a, public assistance as of September 21, 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/4895. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.