Natural Disasters in Cando, ND

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

2.0

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

4.1

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

10.6

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

23.4

Score (0-100)

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

Disaster History & Federal Spending

Source: FEMA

Total Declarations

28

Public Assistance

$6.7M

Individual Assistance

$54K

Most Common Type

Flood

13 declarations

Public Assistance by Category

Total: $7.3M
DisasterTypeDatePA $IA $
Flooding →FloodJul 2023$116K—
Severe Winter Storm and Flooding →Severe StormJul 2022$702K—
Covid-19 Pandemic →BiologicalApr 2020—$38K
Covid-19 →BiologicalMar 2020——
Flooding →FloodJul 2017$498K—
Severe Storms and Flooding →Severe StormJul 2013$237K—
Flooding →FloodMay 2013$130K—
Flooding →FloodMay 2011$1.6M—
Flooding →FloodApr 2011——
Severe Storms and Flooding →Severe StormMar 2009$1.1M$16K
Severe Storms, Flooding, and Ground Satu… →Severe StormJun 2006$236K—
Severe Winter Storm and Record And/or Ne… →SnowstormNov 2005——
Hurricane Katrina Evacuation →Coastal StormSep 2005——
Severe Storms, Flooding, and Ground Satu… →Severe StormJul 2005$339K—
Severe Storms, Flooding, and Ground Satu… →Severe StormMay 2004$272K—
Severe Storms, Flooding, & Ground Satura… →FloodMay 2001$282K—
Severe Winter Storms and Tornadoes →TornadoDec 2000——
Severe Storms, Flooding and Ground Satur… →Severe StormJun 2000——
Severe Storms, Flooding, Snow, Ice, Grou… →FloodJun 1999$1.2M—
Flooding, Ground Saturation,severe Storm… →FloodJun 1998——

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PA = FEMA Public Assistance (infrastructure recovery). IA = Individual Assistance (homeowner/renter aid).

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

26

Total Claims Paid

$374,072

Avg Claim Payout

$14,387

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

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

7

Federal Funding

$467,284

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.22

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project TypeProjectsFederal $
600.1: Warning Systems (as a Component of a Planned, Adopted, and Exercised Risk Reduction Plan)2$48,852
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan2$38,459
400.1: Utility Protective Measures (Electric, Gas, etc.)1$300,023
601.1: Generators1$53,550
91.3: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan - UPDATE1$26,400

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

Cando has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are ice storm, cold wave, wildfire. The area has had 28 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is flood (13 declarations). 26 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $6,705,119 in public assistance recovery funding. $53,700 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 7 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.