Natural Disasters in Lawton, ND

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

18.3

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

29.3

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

15.3

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

92.9

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Winter Weather89.9Wildfire79.9Ice Storm78.9

Hazard	Risk Score
Winter Weather	89.9
Wildfire	79.9
Ice Storm	78.9
Cold Wave	74.1
Hail	68.3
Strong Wind	62.1
Landslide	30.9
Drought	27.7
Tornado	27.2
Heat Wave	11.1
Lightning	10.9
Earthquake	5.9

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

Jul 2022

Most Common Type

Flood

15 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Jul 13, 2022	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND FLOODING
Apr 1, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Jul 12, 2013	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
May 29, 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 13, 2005	Coastal Storm	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION
Jul 22, 2005	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND GROUND SATURATION
May 5, 2004	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND GROUND SATURATION
May 28, 2001	Flood	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, & GROUND SATURATION
Dec 29, 2000	Tornado	SEVERE WINTER STORMS AND TORNADOES
Jun 27, 2000	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING AND GROUND SATURATION
Jun 8, 1999	Flood	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, SNOW, ICE, GROUND SATURATION, LANSLIDES, MUDSLIDES, AND TOR
Jun 15, 1998	Flood	FLOODING, GROUND SATURATION,SEVERE STORMS
Apr 7, 1997	Flood	SEVERE FLOODING,SEVERE WINTER STORMS, SNOWMELT, SPRING RAINS
Jan 12, 1997	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS

Showing 20 of 29 declarations

Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

Total IA Distributed

$34,481

Repair/Replace

$23,626

Rental Assistance

$10,855

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-1829	11	$31,233	$1,262
DR-1981	2	$3,249	$1,624

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

1,103

Total Claims Paid

$37,558,922

Avg Claim Payout

$34,052

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$22,890,211

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

897

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-1981	Flood	204	$8,863,833
DR-1829	Severe Storm(s)	239	$4,484,534
DR-1907	Flood	118	$3,427,718
DR-4660	Severe Storm(s)	14	$1,430,462
DR-1279	Flood	62	$1,121,551
DR-1515	Severe Storm(s)	73	$1,107,020
DR-1597	Severe Storm(s)	56	$940,615
DR-1376	Flood	66	$503,010
DR-1334	Severe Storm(s)	49	$478,072
DR-4128	Severe Storm(s)	10	$469,592
DR-4118	Flood	2	$40,205
DR-3309	Flood	4	$23,599

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$5,934,163

Properties Protected

114

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.73

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine	6	$5,380,373
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	2	$28,746
400.1: Utility Protective Measures (Electric, Gas, etc.)	2	$294,337
600.1: Warning Systems (as a Component of a Planned, Adopted, and Exercised Risk Reduction Plan)	1	$26,918
91.3: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan - UPDATE	1	$22,200

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

Lawton has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are winter weather, wildfire, ice storm. The area has had 29 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is flood (15 declarations). 1,103 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $22,890,211 in public assistance recovery funding. $34,481 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 14 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.