Natural Disasters in Perth, ND

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

2.0

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

4.1

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

10.6

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

23.4

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

$6.7M

Individual Assistance

$19K

Most Common Type

Flood

13 declarations

Disaster	Type	Date	PA $	IA $
Flooding →	Flood	Jul 2023	$116K	—
Severe Winter Storm and Flooding →	Severe Storm	Jul 2022	$702K	—
Covid-19 Pandemic →	Biological	Apr 2020	—	—
Covid-19 →	Biological	Mar 2020	—	—
Flooding →	Flood	Jul 2017	$498K	—
Severe Storms and Flooding →	Severe Storm	Jul 2013	$237K	—
Flooding →	Flood	May 2013	$130K	—
Flooding →	Flood	May 2011	$1.6M	—
Flooding →	Flood	Apr 2011	—	—
Severe Storms and Flooding →	Severe Storm	Mar 2009	$1.1M	$19K
Severe Storms, Flooding, and Ground Saturation →	Severe Storm	Jun 2006	$236K	—
Severe Winter Storm and Record And/or Near Record Snow →	Snowstorm	Nov 2005	—	—
Hurricane Katrina Evacuation →	Coastal Storm	Sep 2005	—	—
Severe Storms, Flooding, and Ground Saturation →	Severe Storm	Jul 2005	$339K	—
Severe Storms, Flooding, and Ground Saturation →	Severe Storm	May 2004	$272K	—
Severe Storms, Flooding, & Ground Saturation →	Flood	May 2001	$282K	—
Severe Winter Storms and Tornadoes →	Tornado	Dec 2000	—	—
Severe Storms, Flooding and Ground Saturation →	Severe Storm	Jun 2000	—	—
Severe Storms, Flooding, Snow, Ice, Ground Saturation, Lanslides, Mudslides, and Tor →	Flood	Jun 1999	$1.2M	—
Flooding, Ground Saturation,severe Storms →	Flood	Jun 1998	—	—

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

Total Claims Paid

$374,072

Avg Claim Payout

$14,387

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

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$467,284

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.22

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)	2	$48,852
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	2	$38,459
400.1: Utility Protective Measures (Electric, Gas, etc.)	1	$300,023
601.1: Generators	1	$53,550
91.3: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan - UPDATE	1	$26,400

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

Perth has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are ice storm, cold wave, wildfire. The area has had 28 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is flood (13 declarations). 26 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $6,705,119 in public assistance recovery funding. $18,968 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 7 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.