NORTH DAKOTA – Governor Kelly Armstrong is seeking another presidential major disaster declaration to help recover from severe weather damage in North Dakota over the summer.
The latest request was made in connection to a round of storms from Aug. 7th to Aug. 8th that resulted in around $6 million in damage.
The overall storms activity spawned tornadoes, large hail and high winds topping out at 100 mph, leading to thousands of customers losing power across south-central and eastern North Dakota.
Some of the worst damage took place in parts of Grand Forks.
Grand Forks was among seven counties in North Dakota noted in a letter to President Trump.
Other counties included Barnes, Griggs, Kidder, Nelson, Steele and Stutsman.
“The hardships created by these severe storms pushed many emergency management offices beyond their capacity, forcing them to juggle response, recovery, and resource coordination under immense pressure,” Armstrong said in a written statement.
If approved, the declaration would release FEMA funding to help with recovery costs including repairs to power lines and other utility infrastructure.
The request comes on the heels of Armstrong’s statewide disaster declaration on Tuesday.
The state is also still waiting on a separate request to cover June storm damage across 19 counties totaling more than $11 million. Armstrong’s office says that request is still pending.
