Natural Disasters in Medina, ND

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

46.4

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

53.7

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

26.2

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

73.6

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Winter Weather96.4Hail88.7Cold Wave88.5

Hazard	Risk Score
Winter Weather	96.4
Hail	88.7
Cold Wave	88.5
Ice Storm	85.9
Wildfire	66.9
Strong Wind	64.7
Landslide	64.0
Tornado	47.1
Drought	35.1
Heat Wave	23.9
Earthquake	12.3
Lightning	5.6

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

Oct 2025

Most Common Type

Flood

15 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Oct 22, 2025	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND TORNADOES
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 13, 2022	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND FLOODING
Jul 9, 2020	Flood	FLOODING
Apr 1, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Jan 21, 2020	Flood	FLOODING
May 10, 2011	Flood	FLOODING
Apr 30, 2010	Flood	FLOODING
Mar 14, 2010	Flood	FLOODING
Mar 24, 2009	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Jul 17, 2007	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Sep 13, 2005	Coastal Storm	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION
Sep 10, 2002	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING AND TORNADOES
May 28, 2001	Flood	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, & GROUND SATURATION
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

Showing 20 of 31 declarations

Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

Total IA Distributed

$6,434

Repair/Replace

$6,234

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-1829	12	$6,434	$803

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

127

Total Claims Paid

$757,665

Avg Claim Payout

$5,966

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$20,369,190

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

717

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-1981	Flood	168	$6,061,575
DR-1829	Severe Storm(s)	201	$5,037,353
DR-4475	Flood	33	$4,218,974
DR-4553	Flood	17	$1,396,681
DR-1279	Flood	97	$1,172,389
DR-1907	Flood	56	$764,416
DR-4660	Severe Storm(s)	6	$648,546
DR-1376	Flood	86	$538,433
DR-4888	Tornado	11	$194,118
DR-3309	Flood	4	$139,381
DR-1713	Severe Storm(s)	28	$83,198
DR-4509	Biological	3	$79,223
DR-1431	Severe Storm(s)	7	$34,904

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$2,398,461

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

2.66

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
400.1: Utility Protective Measures (Electric, Gas, etc.)	5	$747,055
602.1: Other Equipment Purchase and Installation	2	$224,110
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	2	$54,750
301.1: Shoreline Stabilization (Riprap, etc.)	2	$883,811
91.5: Local Multijurisdictional Multihazard Mitigation Plan - UPDATE	1	$29,700

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

Medina has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are winter weather, hail, cold wave. The area has had 31 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is flood (15 declarations). 127 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $20,369,190 in public assistance recovery funding. $6,434 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 15 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.