Natural Disasters in New Rockford, ND

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

1.8

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

3.6

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

10.6

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

50.0

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Ice Storm68.0Wildfire63.0Winter Weather56.4

Hazard	Risk Score
Ice Storm	68.0
Wildfire	63.0
Winter Weather	56.4
Cold Wave	42.9
Hail	41.2
Drought	22.6
Landslide	17.3
Tornado	14.2
Strong Wind	13.3
Heat Wave	4.3
Earthquake	1.2
Lightning	1.0

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

Severe Storm

Sep 2025

Most Common Type

Flood

13 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Sep 11, 2025	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORM, TORNADOES, AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS
Apr 1, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Jan 21, 2020	Flood	FLOODING
Aug 19, 2014	Flood	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 24, 2009	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Sep 13, 2005	Coastal Storm	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION
May 5, 2004	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND GROUND SATURATION
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
Jul 1, 1994	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING

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Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

Total IA Distributed

$78,041

Repair/Replace

$66,397

Rental Assistance

$2,044

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-1829	76	$69,041	$780
DR-4509	1	$9,000	—

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

Total Claims Paid

$206,482

Avg Claim Payout

$8,977

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$2,822,200

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

176

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-1981	Flood	47	$1,352,365
DR-1334	Severe Storm(s)	16	$418,792
DR-1829	Severe Storm(s)	47	$398,899
DR-1376	Flood	23	$169,182
DR-1907	Flood	10	$163,468
DR-4190	Flood	2	$104,616
DR-1515	Severe Storm(s)	12	$88,266
DR-1279	Flood	13	$45,553
DR-4118	Flood	2	$28,895
DR-4475	Flood	2	$26,764
DR-4128	Severe Storm(s)	1	$15,469
DR-4509	Biological	1	$9,929

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$262,977

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

1.21

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
601.2: Generators - Regular	2	$113,247
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	1	$31,226
94.1: Tribal Multihazard Mitigation Plan	1	$15,000
403.1: Stormwater Management - Culverts	1	$103,504

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

New Rockford has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are ice storm, wildfire, winter weather. The area has had 24 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is flood (13 declarations). 23 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $2,822,200 in public assistance recovery funding. $78,041 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 5 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.