Natural Disasters in Sarles, 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)

Top Hazard Risks

Ice Storm69.5Cold Wave57.3Wildfire56.8

Hazard	Risk Score
Ice Storm	69.5
Cold Wave	57.3
Wildfire	56.8
Winter Weather	46.3
Drought	27.1
Hail	19.8
Landslide	13.8
Tornado	7.8
Strong Wind	7.4
Heat Wave	3.7
Lightning	2.5
Earthquake	0.4

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

Jul 2022

Most Common Type

Severe Storm

11 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Jul 13, 2022	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND FLOODING
Apr 1, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Jul 12, 2017	Flood	FLOODING
Jul 12, 2013	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
May 29, 2013	Flood	FLOODING
May 10, 2011	Flood	FLOODING
Mar 24, 2009	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Jul 17, 2007	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
May 28, 2001	Flood	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, & GROUND SATURATION
Dec 29, 2000	Tornado	SEVERE WINTER STORMS AND TORNADOES
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

Showing 20 of 26 declarations

Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

Total IA Distributed

$2,000

Repair/Replace

$2,000

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-1829	5	$2,000	$550

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

Total Claims Paid

$255,841

Avg Claim Payout

$19,680

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$11,059,672

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

732

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-1829	Severe Storm(s)	197	$2,793,813
DR-4660	Severe Storm(s)	32	$1,645,063
DR-4323	Flood	34	$1,373,115
DR-1597	Severe Storm(s)	77	$1,003,975
DR-1279	Flood	41	$786,952
DR-1515	Severe Storm(s)	69	$673,654
DR-1645	Severe Storm(s)	71	$651,632
DR-4118	Flood	19	$538,978
DR-1981	Flood	66	$519,950
DR-1376	Flood	53	$421,536
DR-1713	Severe Storm(s)	64	$321,545
DR-4128	Severe Storm(s)	7	$310,354
DR-4509	Biological	2	$19,104

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.

Sarles 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 26 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (11 declarations). 13 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $11,059,672 in public assistance recovery funding. $2,000 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 7 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.