Natural Disasters in Napoleon, ND

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

9.9

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

7.4

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

70.1

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

54.0

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Cold Wave74.2Winter Weather72.9Hail67.5

Hazard	Risk Score
Cold Wave	74.2
Winter Weather	72.9
Hail	67.5
Wildfire	55.3
Ice Storm	37.5
Strong Wind	33.5
Drought	28.1
Tornado	18.1
Heat Wave	8.0
Landslide	4.1
Lightning	3.8
Earthquake	2.0

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

Winter Storm

Feb 2024

Most Common Type

Flood

12 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
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
Jun 12, 2019	Flood	FLOODING
May 10, 2011	Flood	FLOODING
Apr 30, 2010	Flood	FLOODING
Feb 26, 2010	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
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
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
Apr 7, 1997	Flood	SEVERE FLOODING,SEVERE WINTER STORMS, SNOWMELT, SPRING RAINS
Jan 12, 1997	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
Jun 5, 1996	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS,FLOODING, & ICE JAMS
May 16, 1995	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND GROUND SATURATION

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Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

Total IA Distributed

$12,997

Repair/Replace

$12,141

Rental Assistance

$856

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-1829	9	$12,997	$1,398

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

Total Claims Paid

$262,577

Avg Claim Payout

$87,526

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$4,461,423

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

238

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-1981	Flood	47	$1,669,155
DR-1829	Severe Storm(s)	56	$1,097,088
DR-1907	Flood	40	$534,839
DR-4553	Flood	10	$328,751
DR-4475	Flood	6	$194,026
DR-1279	Flood	26	$187,701
DR-1334	Severe Storm(s)	18	$166,902
DR-4444	Flood	5	$113,309
DR-1376	Flood	24	$78,881
DR-4660	Severe Storm(s)	3	$64,167
DR-1713	Severe Storm(s)	3	$26,604

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$22,989

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.00

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
600.1: Warning Systems (as a Component of a Planned, Adopted, and Exercised Risk Reduction Plan)	1	$22,989

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

Napoleon 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 26 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is flood (12 declarations). 3 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $4,461,423 in public assistance recovery funding. $12,997 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 1 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.