North Dakota governor declares drought emergency, activates livestock water assistance program

By: Michael Achterling, Jacob Orledge

Outlets: North Dakota Monitor

Published: August 18, 2026

Words: 614

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong declared a drought emergency Tuesday for counties and tribal nations experiencing extreme and long-term drought conditions.

Nearly all of North Dakota, except part of Dickey County, is listed as abnormally dry or suffering moderate, severe or extreme drought conditions, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.

“I’m worried,” Armstrong said in an interview Tuesday. His executive order highlighted that the lack of …

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