Natural Disasters in Martin, ND

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

5.0

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

9.6

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

10.6

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

31.6

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

$2.6M

Individual Assistance

$7K

Most Common Type

Severe Storm

9 declarations

Public Assistance by Category

Total: $2.6M

Disaster	Type	Date	PA $	IA $
Severe Storm, Tornadoes, and Straight-li… →	Severe Storm	Sep 2025	—	—
Flooding →	Flood	Jul 2020	$77K	—
Covid-19 Pandemic →	Biological	Apr 2020	—	—
Covid-19 →	Biological	Mar 2020	—	—
Flooding →	Flood	Jan 2020	$32K	—
Severe Storms and Flooding →	Severe Storm	Jul 2013	$146K	—
Flooding →	Flood	May 2011	$681K	$2K
Severe Winter Storm →	Severe Storm	Apr 2010	—	—
Severe Storms and Flooding →	Severe Storm	Mar 2009	$76K	$5K
Severe Winter Storm and Record And/or Ne… →	Snowstorm	Nov 2005	—	—
Hurricane Katrina Evacuation →	Coastal Storm	Sep 2005	—	—
Severe Storms, Flooding, & Ground Satura… →	Flood	May 2001	$533K	—
Severe Storms, Flooding and Ground Satur… →	Severe Storm	Jun 2000	$664K	—
Severe Storms, Flooding, Snow, Ice, Grou… →	Flood	Jun 1999	$365K	—
Severe Flooding,severe Winter Storms, Sn… →	Flood	Apr 1997	—	—
Severe Winter Storms and Blizzard Condit… →	Severe Storm	Jan 1997	—	—
Severe Storms,flooding, & Ice Jams →	Severe Storm	Jun 1996	—	—
Severe Storms, Flooding, and Ground Satu… →	Severe Storm	May 1995	—	—
Severe Storms, Flooding →	Severe Storm	Jul 1994	—	—
Severe Storms & Flooding →	Flood	Jul 1993	—	—

Showing 20 of 22 disasters

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

Total Claims Paid

$139,900

Avg Claim Payout

$27,980

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

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$79,474

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.00

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	2	$20,706
904.1: Advanced Assistance	1	$58,768

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

Martin has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are hail, winter weather, ice storm. The area has had 22 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (9 declarations). 5 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $2,572,720 in public assistance recovery funding. $6,929 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 3 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.