Natural Disasters in Fredonia, ND

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

9.9

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

7.4

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

70.1

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

54.0

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

Public Assistance

$4.5M

Individual Assistance

$25K

Most Common Type

Flood

12 declarations

Disaster	Type	Date	PA $	IA $
Severe Winter Storm and Straight-line Winds →	Winter Storm	Feb 2024	—	—
Severe Winter Storm and Flooding →	Severe Storm	Jul 2022	$64K	—
Flooding →	Flood	Jul 2020	$329K	—
Covid-19 Pandemic →	Biological	Apr 2020	—	$3K
Covid-19 →	Biological	Mar 2020	—	—
Flooding →	Flood	Jan 2020	$194K	—
Flooding →	Flood	Jun 2019	$113K	—
Flooding →	Flood	May 2011	$1.7M	—
Flooding →	Flood	Apr 2010	$535K	—
Severe Winter Storm →	Severe Storm	Feb 2010	—	—
Severe Storms and Flooding →	Severe Storm	Mar 2009	$1.1M	$23K
Severe Storms and Flooding →	Severe Storm	Jul 2007	$27K	—
Hurricane Katrina Evacuation →	Coastal Storm	Sep 2005	—	—
Severe Storms, Flooding, & Ground Saturation →	Flood	May 2001	$79K	—
Severe Storms, Flooding and Ground Saturation →	Severe Storm	Jun 2000	$167K	—
Severe Storms, Flooding, Snow, Ice, Ground Saturation, Lanslides, Mudslides, and Tor →	Flood	Jun 1999	$188K	—
Severe Flooding,severe Winter Storms, Snowmelt, Spring Rains →	Flood	Apr 1997	—	—
Severe Winter Storms and Blizzard Conditions →	Severe Storm	Jan 1997	—	—
Severe Storms,flooding, & Ice Jams →	Severe Storm	Jun 1996	—	—
Severe Storms, Flooding, and Ground Saturation →	Severe Storm	May 1995	—	—

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

Total Claims Paid

$262,577

Avg Claim Payout

$87,526

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

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$22,989

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.00

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
600.1: Warning Systems (as a Component of a Planned, Adopted, and Exercised Risk Reduction Plan)	1	$22,989

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

Fredonia has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are cold wave, winter weather, hail. The area has had 26 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is flood (12 declarations). 3 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $4,461,423 in public assistance recovery funding. $25,164 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 1 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.