Natural Disasters in Moorhead, MN

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

73.7

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

80.8

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

12.8

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

74.7

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Winter Weather95.8Cold Wave85.1Hail80.5

Hazard	Risk Score
Winter Weather	95.8
Cold Wave	85.1
Hail	80.5
Strong Wind	78.8
Wildfire	66.0
Tornado	62.0
Ice Storm	50.9
Drought	49.4
Landslide	47.3
Heat Wave	38.7
Lightning	30.4
Earthquake	14.8

Scores range from 0 (lowest risk) to 100 (highest risk) relative to all U.S. communities. Data from FEMA National Risk Index.

Disaster Declarations

Source: FEMA OpenFEMA

Total Declarations

Most Recent

Flood

Jul 2023

Most Common Type

Flood

15 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Jul 19, 2023	Flood	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Apr 7, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Jun 12, 2019	Flood	SEVERE WINTER STORM, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING
May 10, 2011	Flood	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Apr 19, 2010	Flood	FLOODING
Mar 19, 2010	Flood	FLOODING
Apr 9, 2009	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Mar 26, 2009	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Jun 5, 2006	Flood	FLOODING
Jan 4, 2006	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Sep 13, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION
Jun 14, 2002	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING AND TORNADOES
May 16, 2001	Flood	SEVERE WINTER STORMS, FLOODING, AND TORNADOES
Jun 27, 2000	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Jul 28, 1999	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, WINDS, AND FLOODING
Apr 8, 1997	Flood	SEVERE FLOODING, HIGH WINDS,SEVERE STORMS
Jan 16, 1997	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS
Jun 1, 1996	Flood	FLOODING AND SEVERE STORMS
Aug 18, 1995	Severe Storm	SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS, WINDS, FLOODING, TORNADOES, AND HEAT

Showing 20 of 29 declarations

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

1,358

Total Claims Paid

$13,831,174

Avg Claim Payout

$10,185

County-level NFIP data from FEMA National Flood Insurance Program.

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$18,867,547

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

647

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-1830	Severe Storm(s)	209	$6,477,539
DR-1982	Flood	103	$4,382,629
DR-1900	Flood	52	$1,852,186
DR-1419	Severe Storm(s)	48	$1,479,209
DR-1333	Severe Storm(s)	63	$1,031,899
DR-1370	Flood	53	$897,421
DR-4442	Flood	19	$718,360
DR-3304	Severe Storm(s)	4	$544,795
DR-1648	Flood	60	$515,775
DR-4722	Flood	22	$487,831
DR-4531	Biological	4	$293,445
DR-1622	Severe Storm(s)	5	$107,247
DR-1283	Severe Storm(s)	5	$79,210

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$6,405,985

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

3.18

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine	7	$4,164,016
600.1: Warning Systems (as a Component of a Planned, Adopted, and Exercised Risk Reduction Plan)	2	$103,922
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	2	$63,911
202.3: Elevation of Public Structures - Riverine	1	$1,950,273
601.2: Generators - Regular	1	$102,156

Federally funded projects to reduce future disaster risk. Only includes completed or obligated projects.

Moorhead has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are winter weather, cold wave, hail. The area has had 29 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is flood (15 declarations). 1,358 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $18,867,547 in public assistance recovery funding. 16 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.