Hoeven, Cramer, Fedorchak Support Disaster Declaration Request for August Storms in North Dakota

Hoeven, Cramer, Fedorchak Support Disaster Declaration Request for August Storms in North Dakota

WASHINGTON - Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer and Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak today supported Governor Kelly Armstrong's request for a major disaster declaration following the August 7-8 severe storm system which brought tornadoes, large hail, and winds up to 100 mph to eastern and south-central North Dakota.

The storm caused widespread power outages affecting over 16,000 residents and inflicted nearly $6 million in damages to electrical infrastructure, along with significant damages to homes, farms, and businesses. The delegation urged the Trump administration to swiftly approve the request to make federal assistance available for recovery efforts in Barnes, Grand Forks, Griggs, Kidder, Nelson, Steele, and Stutsman counties.

"While North Dakotans are extremely resilient, the August 7-8 severe storm system, coupled with the previous June 20-21 derecho event, has compounded the need for federal recovery assistance in areas of our state…We support the State's request and respectfully request you approve it as soon as possible so the necessary Federal resources can be made available to North Dakotans," wrote the delegation.

This follows a previous letter from the delegation in support of the state's disaster declaration request for the June 20-21 derecho storm, which caused over $11 million in damage across 19 counties.

Full text of the delegation's letter can be found here.

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