Natural Disasters in Enderlin, ND

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

13.2

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

19.5

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

22.0

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

96.2

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Ice Storm75.9Winter Weather69.2Cold Wave67.9

Hazard	Risk Score
Ice Storm	75.9
Winter Weather	69.2
Cold Wave	67.9
Hail	64.3
Wildfire	59.8
Strong Wind	48.8
Landslide	47.9
Tornado	24.1
Drought	18.4
Heat Wave	13.2
Lightning	3.2
Earthquake	2.6

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

Severe Storm

Sep 2025

Most Common Type

Flood

22 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Sep 11, 2025	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORM, TORNADOES, AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS
Feb 15, 2024	Winter Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS
Jul 9, 2020	Flood	FLOODING
Apr 1, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Jun 12, 2019	Flood	FLOODING
May 29, 2013	Flood	FLOODING
Apr 26, 2013	Flood	FLOODING
May 10, 2011	Flood	FLOODING
Apr 7, 2011	Flood	FLOODING
Apr 30, 2010	Flood	FLOODING
Mar 14, 2010	Flood	FLOODING
Mar 24, 2009	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Sep 7, 2007	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND TORNADOES
Jul 17, 2007	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Jun 5, 2006	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND GROUND SATURATION
Jan 4, 2006	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Sep 13, 2005	Coastal Storm	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION
May 28, 2001	Flood	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, & GROUND SATURATION
Jun 27, 2000	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING AND GROUND SATURATION

Showing 20 of 35 declarations

Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

Total IA Distributed

$79,203

Repair/Replace

$29,464

Rental Assistance

$5,538

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-4509	7	$43,481	—
DR-1829	35	$33,842	$1,042
DR-1981	2	$1,880	$940

Individual and household assistance for homeowners and renters affected by federally declared disasters.

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

3,345

Total Claims Paid

$24,836,720

Avg Claim Payout

$7,425

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$73,868,115

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

1,115

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-1334	Severe Storm(s)	114	$20,067,500
DR-1829	Severe Storm(s)	402	$18,999,019
DR-4509	Biological	9	$12,144,879
DR-1981	Flood	166	$9,738,715
DR-4118	Flood	12	$2,638,480
DR-3309	Flood	44	$2,182,772
DR-4444	Flood	23	$1,828,056
DR-1907	Flood	92	$1,405,547
DR-1279	Flood	76	$1,248,705
DR-1376	Flood	72	$1,202,184
DR-1645	Severe Storm(s)	51	$875,121
DR-4553	Flood	13	$760,879
DR-4888	Tornado	10	$286,794
DR-1713	Severe Storm(s)	23	$278,639
DR-4760	Severe Storm(s)	6	$207,717

Showing top 15 of 16 disasters by spending

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$1,663,497

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

1.24

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine	3	$1,012,048
91.3: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan - UPDATE	2	$62,169
401.1: Water and Sanitary Sewer System Protective Measures	2	$570,917
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	1	$18,363

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

Enderlin has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are ice storm, winter weather, cold wave. The area has had 35 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is flood (22 declarations). 3,345 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $73,868,115 in public assistance recovery funding. $79,203 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 8 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.