Natural Disasters in Mountain, ND

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

20.9

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

19.3

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

58.4

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

31.9

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Winter Weather81.7Ice Storm78.2Cold Wave72.0

Hazard	Risk Score
Winter Weather	81.7
Ice Storm	78.2
Cold Wave	72.0
Wildfire	63.9
Hail	57.3
Lightning	42.3
Landslide	34.6
Drought	31.9
Strong Wind	28.8
Tornado	21.3
Heat Wave	11.9
Earthquake	2.3

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

24 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Jul 5, 2023	Flood	FLOODING
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
Jun 12, 2019	Flood	FLOODING
Jul 12, 2017	Flood	FLOODING
Jul 12, 2013	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
May 29, 2013	Flood	FLOODING
Apr 26, 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
Jun 5, 2006	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND GROUND SATURATION
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
Sep 10, 2002	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING AND TORNADOES

Showing 20 of 38 declarations

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

610

Total Claims Paid

$3,719,877

Avg Claim Payout

$6,098

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$12,543,711

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

513

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4660	Severe Storm(s)	50	$5,028,948
DR-1829	Severe Storm(s)	98	$1,917,583
DR-1981	Flood	44	$1,002,558
DR-4717	Flood	17	$980,012
DR-4128	Severe Storm(s)	26	$672,845
DR-1645	Severe Storm(s)	54	$569,642
DR-1515	Severe Storm(s)	55	$459,943
DR-4553	Flood	9	$410,121
DR-1376	Flood	37	$334,502
DR-4323	Flood	16	$254,877
DR-1597	Severe Storm(s)	49	$242,512
DR-4444	Flood	5	$217,727
DR-4118	Flood	7	$158,391
DR-1279	Flood	15	$151,176
DR-1907	Flood	12	$47,074

Showing top 15 of 18 disasters by spending

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$3,597,802

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

1.50

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine	12	$2,008,961
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	2	$20,905
200.6: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Landslide	1	$101,211
601.2: Generators - Regular	1	$44,588
600.1: Warning Systems (as a Component of a Planned, Adopted, and Exercised Risk Reduction Plan)	1	$25,137

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

Mountain has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are winter weather, ice storm, cold wave. The area has had 38 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is flood (24 declarations). 610 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $12,543,711 in public assistance recovery funding. 22 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.