Natural Disasters in Golva, ND

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

13.1

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

12.1

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

56.9

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

24.9

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Cold Wave82.3Winter Weather54.4Hail50.4

Hazard	Risk Score
Cold Wave	82.3
Winter Weather	54.4
Hail	50.4
Wildfire	49.2
Ice Storm	34.7
Drought	27.7
Strong Wind	21.9
Tornado	13.2
Landslide	11.4
Heat Wave	9.8
Lightning	7.3
Earthquake	4.2

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

4 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Jul 5, 2023	Flood	FLOODING
Jul 13, 2022	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND FLOODING
Apr 1, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Feb 26, 2010	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Nov 21, 2005	Snowstorm	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND RECORD AND/OR NEAR RECORD SNOW
Sep 13, 2005	Coastal Storm	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION
May 28, 2001	Flood	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, & GROUND SATURATION
Dec 29, 2000	Tornado	SEVERE WINTER STORMS AND TORNADOES
Apr 7, 1997	Flood	SEVERE FLOODING,SEVERE WINTER STORMS, SNOWMELT, SPRING RAINS
Jan 12, 1997	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
Apr 17, 1978	Flood	STORMS, ICE JAMS, SNOWMELT & FLOODING
Feb 16, 1978	Snowstorm	BLIZZARD & SNOWSTORMS

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$360,996

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-1376	Flood	13	$182,118
DR-4717	Flood	2	$168,473
DR-1616	Snow	8	$10,405

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$92,530

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.00

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	1	$92,530

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

Golva 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 13 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is flood (4 declarations). 2 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $360,996 in public assistance recovery funding. 1 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.